NORMANDIE 1944 - 2009

65th Anniversary of D-Day

Part I

 
31.05. - 14.06.2009
2.800 km
Commander George and Florence Fiona
 
 

I. Favourite views

 
Arromanches-les-Bains
 













 
 
Monument General Leclerc, Utah Beach
 

 
 
DUKW, Arromanches-les-Bains
 







 
 
Playing in a field of poppys, Mont Saint Michel
 

 
 
Le Mont Saint Michel
 



 
 
Sainte-Mere-Eglise
 



 
 
Bayeux
 

 
 
Juno Beach, 6th June 2009
 











 
 
Chapelle de la Madeleine, Utah Beach
 



 
 
Parade in Sainte-Mere-Eglise
 

 
 

II. 1944 - 2009

 
Then and Now
Omaha Beach
 





 
 
Then and Now
Le Mont Saint Michel
 





 
 
Then and Now
Ferme
 







 
 
Then and Now
Chapelle de la Madeleine, Utah Beach
 



 
 
 

III. Normandie with two WWII Dodges

 
800+ km, two days overland from Germany to France
 





 
 
Our first Picnic
 

 
 
Amiens, Notre Dame Cathedral
 



















 
 
Honfleur
 

 
 
 
 
Please see Normandie II for our arrivel at Pegasus Bridge and more ...