23 of November
Today we packed up our room and
went down and had breakfast. It was a typical French breakfast with croissants
and a fruit salad. After the breakfast we got in the car and drove to Pointe du
Hoc. This is where a big part of the second world war happen. It was very
interesting to see and hear about but I am not here to give you a history
lesson. So after hearing ad learning about the cliffs and rangers we drove to Omaha
beach which is also part of the second world war. It is one of two beaches with
American names because they were code words used by the Allies. After walking
on the beach and reading about what happened there we went to a museum about
the vehicles, equipment and uniforms used by both sides in the second world
war. It was very interesting to read about the vehicles and what they were able
to do. After the museum we went to the
memorial for all the Americans who died during the fighting on D-Day. The
white crosses look incredible because they were so precise in their placing. I
understand that it was done out of respect to them but just the amount of
crosses and their positioning was amazing. It really made you think about the
many people who died fighting there.
There was so many cross and that was only the men and women whose
families agreed to have their bodies buried there. We then got back into the
car and drove to Paris! As we drove in we could see the Eiffel tower in the
distance. This was one of the places I couldn’t wait to see. We drove to the
camping site where we were going to stay. We got ready for bed and went to
sleep after our big day.
Amelia
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