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The Memorial in Caen which commemorates Normandie's part in World War II, |
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Tonton, Mamie Pâtes and Yo having refreshments at the Memorial, |
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The village of St. Fraimbault which is known for it's flowers, |
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More of St. Fraimbault, |
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More refreshments, but this time in Domfront, |
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A view of the Normandie countryside from Domfront, |
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We spent a day at the races in Deauville, but we didn't win much! |
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More of the races, |
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An actual race! |
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Snacking at Mamie Pâtes house in Athis, |
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We prepared the hall for Michel's 60th birthday party, |
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Christèle, Séverine and Marine singing for Michel, |
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We were surprised by a cake to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, |
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A close-up of our cake, |
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Pictures of Michel from when he was young until now, |
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Michel always wanted to visit Thailand and this was his 60th birthday present! |
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Thérèse is reading a poem to Michel to celebrate his birthday, |
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The presentation of the certificate to Michel for the trip to Thailand, |
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Time to cut the cake! |
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A close-up of Michel's cake, |
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We stayed two nights at the Apollo Hotel in St. Helier, Jersey. We stayed at this same hotel 15 years ago, |
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The shopping district in St. Helier, |
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Looking from St. Helier towards St. Aubin across St. Aubin's Bay. Today we are going to walk all the way to La Corbière lighthouse which is about 8 miles away, |
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Coffee along the way, |
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We saw one of those 'Smart Cars' during our walk (remember the one in the book: The Da Vinci Code). There is just enough space for two people. One of these cars passed me while I was doing 70 mph in England! |
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A view of St. Aubins, |
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On the walk to La Corbière just past St. Aubins, |
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Getting closer! |
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Even closer! This is a view looking up the west coast towards St. Ouen, |
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We made it! Yo is holding up the signpost, |
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La Corbière lighthouse, |
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More of the lighthouse. The causeway was covered by the tide at the time so we couldn't walk up to it. By the way, we took the bus back to St. Helier! |
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The indoor pool at the Apollo Hotel, |
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The outdoor pool, |
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The dining room, |
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The bar and entertainment area, |
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Elizabeth Castle in St. Aubin Bay. It was built to keep the French out (Yo wasn't too happy about that)! |
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A view from Elizabeth Castle towards St. Helier. You can walk to the castle on the causeway when the tide is out, |
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Afternoon tea at the castle. Very civilized! |
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Some of the staff at the castle dress up in authentic clothes from the time. This one is putting together a squad of tourists to march to the cannon..... |
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They fired a cannon over the Bay to welcome a British ship that was visiting Jersey, |
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A view of the 'green' and St. Helier from the top of the castle, |
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This was called a 'Puddle Duck'. It ferries people between the castle and St. Helier when the tide is in, |
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Our cabin on the overnight ferry crossing from Jersey to Portsmouth, |
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St Boniface, Warminster School, Warminster. I had the two rooms on the first floor for the first several years of my 14 years as a Maths teacher here, |
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The Old Vicarage, Warminster School. Yo and I lived here while at the School, |
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Dinner in the pub with friends and family from Warminster School days. I got too much of the sun the previous day! |
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More of the pub, |
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The Isle of Wight with Stuart, Caroline, Charlotte and Alice. We are having Fish & Chips on the beach. What could be more civilized?! |
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More Fish & Chips. Note the wine on the table! |
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While we were having our Fish & Chips the QE2 sailed past, |
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Stuart and Caroline's house in St. Helens, |
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A monument by the beach near St. Helens. The other side is white so it can be easily seen from the sea, |
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Caroline helped be achieve my objective of locating an ice creme shop! |
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Daphne & David's house on the Isle of Wight. They just had a pond with goldfish installed which they really enjoy! |
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More of the pond, |
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Afternoon tea at Daphne & David's house. Daphne baked the cakes and they were delicious! |
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More of afternoon tea, |
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The ferry from Portsmouth to Ouistreham, |
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Relaxing on the ferryboat, |
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The shopping area in Bayeux, |
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Lunch in Bayeux, |
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Coffee in Bayeux, |
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Bayeux cathedral, |
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Inside Bayeux cathedral, |
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The American Cemetery near Omaha Beach, Normandie. There are nearly 10,000 graves, |
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More of the cemetery, |
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Again the cemetery, |
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The last of the cemetery, |
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Omaha Beach between Vierville & St. Laurent, |
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A view from Vierville towards the Pointe du Hoc, |
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A memorial to D-Day in Vierville, |
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Yo's old house in Trévières, |
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We are renewing our vows in St. Honorine to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, |
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At the restaurant in Flers to celebrate our anniversary, |
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A toast to 25 years of marriage! |