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Mont Saint Michel – Normandy Part Deux
Our third day in Normandy we drove from our hotel at Gold Beach to the medieval island abbey of Mont Saint Michel. Mont St Michel is impressive – no matter how you look at it. Pretty much it’s just a small island, that is completely covered by the labyrinth of a walled-town that is draped over the…
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D-Day Sites in Normandy – part I
In April, my Dad & his oldest son (me), and my oldest son (Jonah) went on a trip up to north-western France to see some of the D-Day sites in Normandy. We spent two days in Paris on the way there, then 3 days in Normandy. The most well-known are of course, the D-Day landing…
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multi-generational trip to Paris
On the way to Normandy – Jonah and I met up with my Dad for a quick 2 day multi-generational trip to Paris. Actually, it felt a bit like I was in some lame movie – when we made plans to meet in front of Notre Dame. Dad was pretty much landing at Charles…