[ypresman]

Originally Posted by ypresman

Hi
We just come back from Normandy and I think we did quite a lot in one day. We did Omaha beach (with the American Military cemetery), Port en Bessin, Longues battery, Arromanches with the Mulberry harbour(and the musuem), ver-ser-Mer, Courselles, Luc-sur-mer, walked along sword beach, Pegasus bridge(the cafe and musuem)and then onto the Merville battery...phew.
It was very exhausting, but very worthwhile, but I think the Merville Battery let it down in its overgrown and flooded bunkers.
The mulberry harbour is best seen when the tide goes out.
I have enclosed a few photos.....
Cheers
Marc.
1. Pegasus Bridge (not the original, that is in the musuem behind)
2.Brig Gen Theodore Roosevelt Jr last resting place.
3.Memorial/sculpture at Omaha beach
4.Some of the remains of Mulberry harbour (can only see it after tide out)
5.American Military cemetery at Omaha
6.Longues battery

Just bumping it up before its deleted....