The next stop was at Bernières-sur-Mer and Canada House. Canada House was a private residence which was liberated on June 6 1944 by the Queen's own Rifles from Toronto. Follow the link to learn more about Canada House and to see what the house looked like on D Day check out this link.

Today I took a tour to the Canadian Sector of the D-Day invasion. We visited some pretty memorable sites. Here is a description of the tour I took with Normandy Sightseeing Tours. These photos are from the first stop at the village of Saint Aubin. The gun and bunker are part of the Atlantic Wall.

These pictures I've posted recently are from my cell phone, I have also been using my DSLR camera. Those pictures are a little more of a process to post.

I spent the afternoon wandering around the city of Bayeux. What a wonderful city steeped in history. There has been a settlement here of some sort since the Roman Empire. Some of the buildings dating back to around the year 900 . A totally memorizing city and experience. The city was the first city liberated... Continue Reading →

Before heading up to Mont St. Michel I had a couple of hours to wander around Pontorson. It also happensEd to be market day. Pontorson is another older town in France dating back to the 1500's.  For someone that hasn't taken French since grade 10, but has been my class during many French classes over... Continue Reading →

So it's time to catch up on some posting. When I left Iceland and arrived in France the process was very easy. Basically as I had nothing to declare, it was pick up my bag and walk out the door. Quickly getting a cab I made my way to the train station to catch the... Continue Reading →