To tie up our last day in Normandy we headed out to take a tour of several American memorials as well as and Omaha beach. It was another beautiful sunny day – we haven’t had many on this trip so everyone is soaking it up. Our first stop of the day was the La Cambe cemetery where there are nearly … Continue Reading →

Today was our first day in Normandy, France. After a nice breakfast (containing scrambled eggs) we met our tour guide who took us to a site where the 52nd airborne division landed before D-Day. We were told an incredible story of two American soldiers that were best friends during the war but got wounded and separated during a fight. After … Continue Reading →

Good evening parents, friends, fellow classmates and anyone else still with us on this blogging journey. This morning we traveled from Frankfurt, Germany to Paris, France on the German ICE (a super high speed train) – we reached speeds of up to 310kph (approx. 200mph). Upon our arrival in Paris we met our tour guide, Margo. Margo took us first to … Continue Reading →