More Visitors!

Mid April we welcomed Sharon's sister, Aletha and Will, her husband. They had to think long and hard about what they wanted to do and see!

The perfect spring weather found them enjoying a Seine cruise, visiting Notre Dame (and having great ice cream at the Berthillon), visiting the Rodin Museum, and spending some time at the Louvre Museum. Another highlight was enjoying a day at Versaille, with it oppulant chalet of Louis XIV, the beautiful grounds, the fountains, and taking a ride in a rowboat on the lake!
Then we took two days, by train, and rental car, to visit Normandy and southward near Mont St. Michel. Our host at our B&B was an Englishman, with whom we had delightful conversations. The morning we planned to visit Mont St. Michel, it was totally fogged in, so we headed up to the Normandy area, finding a newly opened and recently discovered very large German battery at Maisy. Walking around the bunkers , the remains of buildings, and the Howitzer gun platforms, was very sobering. Here it was that the U.S. Rangers drove out the German army further back into France. This discovery at Maisy is very significant since now the history books will have to be rewritten. It was thought that LaHoc was the largest contingent.

Then, driving our hybrid Prius (lots of trouble), we made our way to Omaha Beach, and the American Cemetery. Again very sobering to think of the lives lost, and given for their respective countries. We made it back to Caen for our train back to Paris.



Another highlight of lesser importance, was to pick up our Pinocle competition, which again, the women were dominant! Baguettes, Paris pastries, and the sights will always be remembered!