Day 3 - D-Day Beaches

Undoubtedly a large part of visiting this part of France is to bear witness to the accounts and and locations of the D-Day landings, so today we aimed to do as many of them as possible. First stop was St Mere d'Eglise where American paratroopers first landed on that day. The town itself is now quite touristy but the museum was worth a visit and you certainly appreciated the work undertaken by that first group of soldiers.

Onwards from there to Utah Beach where the museum had recently reopened after an overhaul, and it's now an excellent place to really get to know what went on. Next to Pointe Du Hoc to see the Rangers memorial, then lastly to the American Cemetery at Omaha Beach. The sheer number of stark white crosses (and Stars of David) was overwhelming, and it was a sight that will live long in the mind. God, it was only around 65 years ago...