| Normandy Victory Museum This was the last day for touring
the Normandy area, so we wanted to try and get to several places, even
if just for a short time. The Normandy Victory Museum is fairly new,
opening in 2017. Since this museum wasn't around during our last trip,
we wanted to see it this time. There are many dioramas set up around the
museum telling a wide range of stories with great attention to detail in
the artifacts they have on display. There are several larger vehicles on
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| Pointe du Hoc We didn't get to Pointe du Hoc until
3:50pm. We came here back in 2005, but more recently, certain pathways
through the maze of craters have been closed off to the public. This has
resulted in nature taking hold more, with the undergrowth effectively
hiding many of the craters, or at the very least, camouflaging the
extent and depth of the craters. |
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It took me some time to get the picture below, looking out of the bunker. It is a combination of several pictures, each taken with members of the public in different locations. The pictures were then edited together, deleting the figures. |
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| Omaha Beach Four miles down the coast, our next
stop was Omaha beach. Last time here, we didn't have much time and
parked the Jeep on the sea front road for a photo with the beach in the
background. This time, with the tide out, we went for a walk down to the
sea. The sand is a strange mixture of quite firm sand and very soft sand
that your feet sink into by several inches. When you get down to the
water's edge, you realise just how deep the beach is and how far it was
to get across once the landing craft hit the beach. |
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Omaha Beach Museum & Omaha Memorial Museum It was late afternoon by the time we got
to the first Omaha museum. We didn't have time to go in, but had visited
before. We just did drive bys, grabbing some pictures of the outdoor exhibits
before moving on. |
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| Overlord Museum Another couple of miles East along
the coast, brought us to the Overlord Museum. Once more, we just had a
quick look around outside before moving on. |
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| Underwater Museum Another 5 miles got us to the Port
en Bessin Underwater museum. Closed by the time we got there, but we
have been before. |
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| Bayeux Museum It started to rain heavily again by
the time we got back to Bayeux. We needed to pop in to the supermarket
before stopping by the Bayeux museum for a quick look at the armour on
display outside. We then headed back to the cottage to eat and start
packing everything, as we were leaving Normandy the following morning. |
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