Pointe du Hoc. On 6th of June in the early morning the US Rangers climbed the walls of the cliff to start fighting. After they had fought themselves into the gun emplacements, the guns they had to take out were … Read More

Nice. In the South of France lies Nice. This beautiful city attracts many tourists. It has an old center, a beach, great weather and a relaxed atmosphere. However, on 14th June 2016, the most important French national holiday, a truck … Read More

Omaha Beach. The most memorable D-Day took place on the 6th of June 1944. This opening day of Operation Overlord goes by the name Operation Neptune. Under the code name Omaha the US Army wanted to take five beaches in … Read More

Mont Saint-Michel. According to a legend Archangel Michael gave instruction to build a a church on this island, which is now named after him. Five centuries later, during the 100 Years’ War between England and France, the town of Mont … Read More

German Cemetery. During the invasion of Normandy a lot of soldiers lost their lives. On the German side the casulties where also high, because they fought a numerical overwhelming enemy. The German army was mostly made up by conscripts that were … Read More

Batterie Azeville. During D-Day this battery saw some heavy close combat. It was one of the objectives for day one for the allies. Battleships fired on it but did not take it out. One grenade took out one canon, but … Read More

Église Saint-Étienne-du-Mont. Paris has a lot of churches. Now that it is no longer possibe to visit the Notre Dame, it might be a good idea to check out one of the other churches this capital city has to offer. … Read More

The Louvre. In the first years the Louvre was only open for the public during the weekends. But if you were an artist you were in for a treat. Artists could enter the museum during all other days of the … Read More

Panthéon. Paris was and is the main seat of power. Many important people lived in Paris. They also died. Paris dedicated a burial site and monument to them. The Panthéon is open for public. You’re not only able to visit the … Read More

Mâcon. In every Lonely Planet or other travel guide you’ll find Mâcon as ‘the place to be’. I do not know if they ever really visited this town. We found a city with old buildings that where no longer maintained. … Read More

Using the metro. The first line of the metro system in Paris opened as early as 1900. If you really want to see anything in this beautiful city, you have to take the metro. First of all the streets are … Read More

Bayeux. During the dark ages the French King, Charles the Simple, made an agreement with the one of the Norwegean Viking leaders named Rollo. Rollo and his people borrowed Normandy and in exchange helped defending the river Seine against other … Read More