Sometimes, it is impromptu changes to a tour’s program that make the day a lot more interesting. On a recent tour to the D-Day Normandy Beaches, the weather became progressively worse during the day. Places like Sword and Gold Beaches (D-Day landing sites) were far too wet to venture outside the minivan. Although this was disappointing, the guide did his utmost to take us to other places that weren’t so affected by the weather.

A 15 minute drive east of Point du Hoc is Omaha Beach. This section of coastline was a landing point for US soldiers with the other being Utah Beach to the west of Point du Hoc. Omaha Beach was the bloodiest landing by the allies on D-Day and about 2,400 Americans would die there. In comparison, less than 200 Americans died on Utah Beach.

In August, I made a one day trip from Paris to tour the Normandy Beaches which gained fame in 1944 on D-Day. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t kind. What started as overcast and windy conditions became showers and then rain set in. However, I was able to get a good look at the American section of the D-Day landing sites. Over the next couple of blogs, I will show you some of the photos.