Twenty years ago today, I was lucky to see the 49th anniversary of D-Day ceremonies at Pointe De Hoc and Omaha Beach in Normandy, France. Today is the 69th anniversary of this historic landings. This event would change the world and proved the beginning of the end to the NAZI empire thanks to the already [...]
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Enjoying an outdoor café in Caen, France
There is nothing more European than enjoying the weather, conversation, and a beer or coffee at an outdoor café. While in Puebla, Mexico this year when I saw cobblestone streets occupied with many people sitting under canopies drinking beer and coffee I immediately thought the place felt like Europe. We have outdoor places to eat [...]
Five adventures to find in France
For a relatively small country, France has an amazing diversity of travel destinations. From ski holidays in Chamonix, to a beach vacation along the Cote d’Azur on the Mediterranean, to the vast array of historical destinations, France has something for everyone. Here are five ideas for a great vacation in France. The French Alps The [...]
The Normandy countryside from a bus
In 1993, I had the good fortune get a scholarship to study World War II in Normandy, France. I spent a month their in Caen learning more about the war, French culture, and especially the Normandy Campaign. I fell in love with the Normandy countryside with quint little towns, small farms, and country lanes. This [...]
Touring the Verdun Battlefield site in France
The Verdun Battlefield in northern France is the site of one of the world’s most horrific battles. Almost 100 hundred years ago the Great War or World War I raged along a 400 mile front in northern France and Flanders. The beautiful countryside was then a flaming war zone with trenches, bombed out craters, and [...]
Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Nice, France
If you would have seen this church without the benefit of the title letting you know it is in Nice, France, you would have guessed this picture was taken in Moscow or St. Petersburg. You never know what you might run into when traveling, and on this day we ran into a Russian Orthodox Cathedral [...]
Arromanches: A harbor that helped win a war in Normandy, France
During World War II, Allied planners prepared to invade France and breach Hitler’s Atlantic Wall. The German high command were certain they would strike at the Pas-de-Calais, which was the narrowest stretch of land across the English Channel between England and France. They did not think they would land in Normandy. One of the reasons, [...]
Five adventures overseas that went wrong
In an earlier post this week, I reflected on five camping or outdoor experiences where for one reason or another, the trip turned into a debacle. Whether it was the weather, other people, or just a fluke accident, things can go wrong when on an adventure outdoors. Mishaps and misadventures can happen anywhere unfortunately, and [...]
Above the Pont d’Avignon in Provence
Every person who took any French in school remembers two songs: Frère Jacques and Sur le Pont d’Avignon are in grained in every former French pupil’s head. The Pont d’Avignon is actually called the Pont Saint-Bénezet and is found in Avignon, France in Provence. The area is more than a French school boy chorus and a [...]
Omaha Beach cemetery in Normandy at Colleville-sur-Mer
A couple of days ago it was the 68th anniversary of the D-Day invasions in France. 19 years ago, I was fortunate enough to study this great historical even in Normandy as part of the Normandy Scholar Program. I was on hand for the 49th anniversary of the landings that began the liberation of fortress [...]
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