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D-Day Beaches
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The American Cemetery at St. Laurent located overlooking Omaha Beach.
9400 soldiers are burried here.
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Anurag and I were so proud of our not-so-sporty Opel Corsa -- named "Blueby"
for obvious reasons
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After taking Blueby on an off-road expidition across the cliffs of Omaha Beach,
she came down with...well...technical difficulties
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Several of the bunkers were left over from D-Day still remain
on the beaches of Normandy
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Getting inside this bunker was no easy feat. The main compartment was flooded and
forced us to be creative to not fall in the water.
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Very eerie standing inside one of the bunkers that was shooting at the American
soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy.
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Mont St. Michel
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One of the top four pilgrimage sites in Christendom since A.D. 708. An absolutely beautiful
church perched atop a small island hill with a small surrounding village
and fortress wall enclosing it all. The tide around the island
rises 50 feet and rushes in at around 12 miles per hour. At high tide,
the parking lot and entrance to the city is under water.
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This wooden walkway leads to the entrance of the city walls. About 10 minutes
after this picture was taken, where I am standing was completely under water.
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Six men at a time would use this wheel "hamster-style" to raise the heavy
blocks and supplies used to build the abby up the hill,
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