Where are we? La Bretagne! How did we get here? It's been a long day and a lot of driving. We were in Rouen, which is in Normandie and we drove to the Caen Memorial. This explains the World Wars that France has had.
We started the day by driving to the Caen Memorial. We learned about the wars in France, starting with a movie. It was real footage of D-day and showed the invasion and re-taking of France by the Allies. Then we wandered around the museum and looked at memorabilia about the wars. There were staggering statistics and sobering pictures of the Holocaust.
Another TPS family - the Davises- who live in Belgium are on holiday in Normandie. So, we met up and had lunch in Arrovanches. Then we visited the American cemetery and le Pointe du Hoc where the Allies bombed the German bunkers. The students learned so much and took many pictures.
Dinner was in an old Abbaye and now we are in a Campanile hotel. Nous sommes fatigués!! It has been an emotional day.
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