I realized I never updated y'all on my trip to Normandie a few weekends ago. Normandie, while slightly more north and less inland than Paris, managed to be quite sunny and temperate. The trip was organized by Sweet Briar, which always means a lot of bus tours and guided tours - but! we had a super magnifique time.
One of our first stops was Omaha Beach, the sight of D-Day. The cemetery and memorial were rather sobering and the amount of American tourists there was shocking but...
... Nora and I couldn't manage to jump for joy at being at the ocean. It was my first time seeing the ocean since being here. Nora remarked that she could just barely make out her house in New England..... we quite enjoyed her Sarah Palin logic.
Our next stop was Utah Beach... a few kilometers down the road. This was German occupied territory in la deuxieme guerre mondiale. The large rivets in this picture (they were PARTOUT, dozens of them) are the remnants of British attacks.
The next morning we went to Mont Saint Michel. This island-turned castle was actually an abbé. When the tide comes in it is completely fortified and surrounded by quicksand.
We took a guided audio tour.... but mostly gave up after a few tracks and had a lovely time just taking pictures :)
Anyways, Normandie was such a great time that j'ai perdu ma voix mais ça va......
Back in Paris with Matt and Nora. It's FINALLLLLY sunny in Paris (70+ degrees today, and over 80 yesterday!!). If anyone had any doubt, I am indeed in Paris.... and there is picture proof.
But not for long!!!!!! As of today I am officially on Les vacances de la Pâques - Easter Break! - for two whole weeks. I'll be sticking around Paris for the weekend (Saturday Nora, Katherine and Hannah and I are having Greek Night supplemented nicely with Mamma Mia, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding) but depart Tuesday for Espagne! I'll be spending a few days in Madrid before departing with Andrew to the south of Spain and Morocco.... I expect it will look something like this ad - which has been taunting me in the metros for the past few weeks.
Bon week-end tout le monde. À plus,
Clara
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