The Normandy Beaches
I have always been intrigued by history, so having the chance to visit the very place where the D-Day invasion took place was quite an experience - and an eye-opener to say the least. The first place we saw was where the rangers were dropped in below the cliffs (seen below). They had to bomb the Germans above before they could scale the cliffs and take over the Germans' position. The next stop was the American cemetery. It was very rainy the day we stopped by, but one could spend a few hours walking around, soaking up all the history it has to offer. The last place we hit was Omaha beach. Then, a scene of heavy artillery and scores of soldiers fighting for their life, it has since been reclaimed as a natural beach where people come to relax on sunny days while their children play on the swing sets. Far from what I thought it was going to look like...
A view of the cliffs the rangers had to scale during the attack.
A german bunker and a memorial that is wired off because the ground below it is giving away.
Another German bunker...
Omaha beach - now reclaimed for public use.
A little too rainy and cold to be enjoying this beach, but quite an experience nonetheless.
Holes in the ground from the Rangers bombing the Germans.
The force from a bomb explosion forced this bunker to collapse.
An underground bunker - one of many you could explore if you had a flashlight.
A view of the American cemetery near Omaha beach.
A memorial located within the grounds of the American cemetery.
