yesterday we made it to omaha beach. this is the one where the majority of americans died on dday, ie saving private ryan, that should give you a visual. although the actual beach looks nothing like that now. all of the german defences have been removed. there is the american cemetary on top of the hill where all of the americans who were killed while fighting in normandy(the particular region of france) are buried. there are of course several memorials. The whole thing was very surreal and left us kind of speechless. on the trip i had read a book full of accounts of men who were there that day and ... well im not sure what else there is to say. its things like this and auschwitz that remind us how much bigger life is than our day to day worries.
Today we are doing the eiffel tower and notre dame etc and then in the rest of the days we will be in brussels, amsterdam and finally dublin. take care
Us contemplating D-Day
kinda cheezy, but cool
Omaha Beach
The American Cemetary overlooking Omaha Beach
Sagrada Familila
The church in barcelona designed by Antonio Gaudi...won't be finished for another 15 years or so
Dinner in Barcelona
When you can only have just one...
Adam and I after cliff jumping in cinque
more cinque
Cinque Terre
one of the 5 small towns
The Walking Tour Swany Blogged About
Here we are on our walking tour
London at Night
"look kids, big ben, parliament" `European Vacation
Loch Ness/ Urquarht Castle
Can anyone see Nessie in the background???
Ben Nevis
Here we are with the tallest point in the UK behind us hidden above the clouds
Ben pondering out into the city
you'll have to ask him his thoughts........they look pretty intense though
Royal Mile
Edinburgh @night......notice my bald head :)
Rip Van Winkle
lets play the game what did mark see, what did mark not see....here mark missed some Irish countryside going into blarney.
Panoramic view of Edinburgh
Mark and Andrew present Edinburgh in their own unique way.......3 ways
Arthur's Seat
The view of Edinburgh atop an 800 ft hill
How beautiful is this?
words are not needed
Free tour w/Phil
Thanks Swan for singing and getting us that amazing tour of the Dingle Penninsula
Blarney
Adam traveled 4000 miles to kiss that damn stone
11 Days out
me and swan after we got dominated in badminton thinking about our sweet trip
Gearing up
Essen Haus, practicing for the real deal
1 comment:
Hola...wow oh wow to think your trip is almost over, can't believe it's been 4 weeks already. I truly hope that this trip turned out to be everything that you hoped it would be and more. If you only knew how many different people are reading this blog....so fun to bring us with you. Enjoy these last few days, get in a few more beer's and have a great time!!! Still hot here, we did have a storm come thru little rain but still not enough. Bye bye for now, can't wait to see you all, be good to each other, and stay safe.......Love and Hugs Mom Swan
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