Normandy (part 2)

Day 2:  Now that way had our cars, we could begin to make our way toward the Normandy beaches. The first stop was at Honfleur for a late lunch.

Rouen to Honfleur

We took the scenic route from Rouen, crossing the Seine more than once. The last crossing is on a spectacular bridge crossing the mouth of the Seine as it empties into the English Channel, le pont de Normandie.

le pont de Normandie

Jessica in Honfleur

We dined on fresh and tasty seafood, and then headed for Arromanches-les-Bains late afternoon.

Honfleur to Arromanches-les-Bains

We checked into a wonderful hotel, Hotel de la Marine.

( http://www.hotel-de-la-marine.fr )

From our hotel window that evening under the light of a full moon, I took this photograph:

Normandy beach by moonlight

The following morning at low tide, I took this video from our room:

Normandy beach early morning

In the background, the objects in the water are distant dock remnants or marooned landing craft which have been sitting there since the morning of June 6, 1944. The landing craft looked more like this when they were being used that day.

So at this point, Erica and Larry headed off in the Citroën to hike the trails in the woods of Normandy. Jessica, Erica and Eric headed off in the Fiat to explore the beaches. I will have more on the beaches in the next post.