Gay Paris

We left Mont. St. Michele this morning and headed for the Norman coast. This was in our little rental car, trusting the good little GPS box. The roads are well marked and we went mostly by freeway. We traveled first to Omaha beach. It is a beautiful spot. It is a 4 mile long sandy area that saw the most horrific action. We drove to the American Cemertary overlooking the beach. This was a big change from the other museums we saw. A lot of the villages have small museums of artifacts and are trying to get tourist money, but the cemetery was very well done, free and very moving. It was obviously an American endeavor. After the cemetery we drove to a portion overlooking Juno beach and the German strongholds that are still there.

We then headed into Caen to return the car. This is a large city and traveling around was tricky but Mike was a pro. We returned the car, boarded the train and traveled into Paris. We traveled by taxi to our new hotel in the St. Germaine district of Paris. The ride over was a quick little tour - effiel tower, champs élysées, Madeline church.

We ate dinner at a nearby cafe. It had an omelette and a cheese plate. I learned I don't like camembert. So far though I have really liked French food. Last night I had a galette which is a crepe with ham, cheese and egg. Then I had a caramel butter apple crepe. Yum! The croissants with chocolate are delicious!

We are trying to get pics online but are having a hard time finding a computer to do this on. My iPad doesn't have an SD slot, a definate design flaw.