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No I haven’t flown back to US without telling anyone, I spent a weekend in Normandy and visited the American Cemetery which rests on official American soil. With the five other English assistants, we rented a car and embarked on our first driving adventure in France (which with the exception of a speeding ticket that I was not responsible for, went well). We left Friday night after everyone finished with classes and arrived late that evening in Bayeux. The speeding ticket incident did occur on this part of the trip unfortunately, we were driving along when there was suddenly a blinding white light - this prompted me to ask the others if they too had seen the light or I was just about to lose my eyesight on the A-13. Yes they too had seen the light, Jesus suggested it might have been an alien abduction; but Charles informed us no, it was the flash from the radar camera . . . awesome . . For something that’s supposed to promote the safety of those on the highway, blinding lights don’t really seem to be the best way to achieve this . . .

Back on American Soil

Lisa Damico
2007-03-08 20:31:11

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No I haven't flown back to US without telling anyone, I spent a weekend in Normandy and visited the American Cemetery which rests on official American soil. With the five other English assistants, we rented a car and embarked on our first driving adventure in France (which with the exception of a speeding ticket that I was not responsible for, went well). We left Friday night after everyone finished with classes and arrived late that evening in Bayeux. The speeding ticket incident did occur on this part of the trip unfortunately, we were driving along when there was suddenly a blinding white light - this prompted me to ask the others if they too had seen the light or I was just about to lose my eyesight on the A-13. Yes they too had seen the light, Jesus suggested it might have been an alien abduction; but Charles informed us no, it was the flash from the radar camera . . . awesome . . For something that's supposed to promote the safety of those on the highway, blinding lights don't really seem to be the best way to achieve this . . .

Spent the night at a giant empty hostel and awoke early the next morning to partake of the complimentary breakfast before setting out for the D-Day beaches. Omaha Beach was our first stop, really beautiful, lots of greenery, despite the plaques and monuments; it was hard to imagine it as a battlefield site and not a vacation spot. Some auto-timer group photo shots later, we made our way up the hill to the American Cemetery, which was just as sobering as the last time I visited it with my family on my first trip to France.

Finally found an open restaurant in the town of Aramanche for lunch which is probably packed during the summer, but definitely deserted during the winter. Made the necessary dessert stop at the patisserie for my favorite "tartelette de citron" (lemon tart) then headed to the beaches there, where giant pieces of a British-made port are scattered along the coast. As there was no natural harbor there, ...