MONDAY AND A WONDERFUL FIRST DAY OUT IN NORMANDY...
Knowing our preference for quiet, smaller roads I chose a route out to Point du Hoc that all should enjoy - along largely deserted rural roads, save for a few cyclists - and through some Normandy villages that look like they haven't changed in years.
When we arrived at Point du Hoc I was very put out to find that matters WOKE and "Health and Safety" had encroached on this historic site. There were people who had travelled far further than us so see where the US Rangers had scaled the cliffs to take the big guns....but no...we were not permitted to see the cliffs or the most important gun emplacement on the pointe itself. Very annoying.
Then on to the American War cemetery in Colleville - always an emotionally moving location but more disappointment. The graves, where people could walk and find their loved ones or for the others of us to look and be shocked at the age of these boys, had all been roped off. No flowers or flags on the graves that I had seen on previous visits. WHY??
Then on to Port en Bessin - we wanted to sit in a cafe and have a sandwich of icecream but....NO...only coffee, tea or beer available !! What the hell is going on?
Finally to the gun battery at Longues sur Mer - well preserved with guns in place.
In the evening we went to a restaurant called "La Manufacture", just around the corner from the hotel...some of us enjoyed a nightcap and review of the day when we got back to the hotel!
A good day - very busy!
@RobLittleuk
FAT MAN, TINY BIKE...5 JOURS EN NORMANDIE !!
8 сен 2024
