Saturday morning departed FIAP for the weekend. The first stop was Caen, where the Peace Memorial is located. This memorial is dedicated to the forces that stormed the beaches on Normanday. We viewed a film via a split screen that shows the Allied forces storming the beach while the German soldiers prepared for the invasion. The film was moving as well as the walk through the museum. We then departed to Omaha beach where we were able to walk along the same beach that our soldiers landed on. It was an extremely moving and emotional experience, especially after we visited the cemetery where 9000+ American soliders are buried. Our tour guide, Etienne, spent a great deal of time retelling the history of the war on our drive down to Caen. He also expressed his gratitute on behalf of the French people for the efforts during the two month of the Normany invasion.
After leaving the cemetery, we drove for about 2 hours to a quaint fishing town called St. Malo. The hotel provided dinner so we departed for the "city" around 9:00 p.m. Our tour guide walked us through the town filled with rich history. The girls shopped, ate crepes and ice cream. We made it home around midnight where everyone went to sleep right away. The next morning we left the hotel at 8:30 a.m. for Mont St. Michel. Etienne, took us on a walking tour of the abbey and explained it's dedicated to St. Michael, the Archangel. The girls had free time to eat lunch and shop. We departed for FIAP at 1:00 p.m. and made it home around 6:00 p.m.
It was a wonderful, event filled and emotional laden weekend. I hope the girls enjoyed themselves and so did I.
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