Today we packed up and headed west, towards Omaha Beach. Our stop for lunch was a super picturesque town, Honfluer. Sadly, it was rainy and cloudy when we went so we didn't get awesome shots of the seaside town. Also, Trixie had to sit on wet pavement and therefore, her pretty little white butt was brown. I was so tired of wet shoes (once again, I only brought toms) so I caved and bought €69 waterproof shoes. Aaron said they were ugly, but at this point, I don't care because I absolutely hate wet socks.
We made sure to stop by a candy store and pick up some OMG DELICIOUS nougat! If I ever find more nougat, I'm buying it! ALL OF IT!
Our next stop was Omaha Beach and the cemetery. It was very sad and moving but again, it was rainy. We made an attempt to see the very corner of the cemetery since it felt like most people only visited the first rows. We even found a grave with a soldier that earned a badge of honor.
We were able to look up his history online and it sounded like he was a crazy man, running back and forth through enemy fire and took over positions from the Germans. Poor guy still died on D Day.
We then went to see some bunkers with the guns still intact.
The construction of said bunkers was a little shocking. They must've been constructed very fast and without care. That night, we drove to Mont St. Michel and prepped for the next day.
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