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| Dan Coleman | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Normandy and the Loire Valley | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
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 The memorial to those who died in the Normandy invasion |
 The military cemetery within sight of Omaha beach |
 The steps from the cemetery down to the beach |
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 It's a very peaceful place . . . |
 Modern replacement for the historic Pegasus bridge seized by GIs |
 Pointe du Hoc, where U.S. Army Rangers scaled the cliffs |
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 Where German guns were located before the invasion |
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 Rouen |
 In Rouen, outdoor markets offer good options for lunch |
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 The Rouen cathedral |
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 Timbered buildings are numerous in this area of France |
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 Just one of many reminders that this was the home of Joan of Arc |
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 The beach at Trouville |
 'Le Beach' hotel in Trouville |
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 Honfleur, a beautiful port town |
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 Dinner in an outdoor cafe |
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 Reflections at Honfleur |
 Untangling the nets after the day's fishing |
 Calvados by the barrel in a prime apple-growing region |
 Mont Saint-Michel |
 You get to top levels of the monastery by climbing steps -- hundreds of them |
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 A place for walking and contemplation |
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 A guide tells a tour group about the monastery |
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 A sculpture of St. Michael in the crypt |
 Apparatus used for hauling up building materials and supplies |
 Saint-Malo, a walled port city in Brittany |
 The harbor at Saint-Malo |
 A toast to a day starting well |
 Boats left high and dry as the tide goes out |
 Still on guard on the ramparts of Saint-Malo |
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 The Hotel Montgomery, which I was eager to leave |
 The castle at the town of Angers |
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 Bridges at Angers |
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 Lunch in Angers |
 Funny story: it's a small world |
 Barbara, Dorine, and Callie joke with other tour members |
 Bottles of sparkling wine age underground at Veuve Amiot |
 The product was sampled and approved of |
 A chateau along our route known as the Sleeping Beauty castle |
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 The Loire River |
 Chatteau Rochecotte in the Loire Valley where we stayed two nights |
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 Barbara decides the 4-star rating is well deserved |
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 A huge tree in the front |
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 One of the few establishments in the village near the chateau |
 Yet another chateau to visit -- Chateau Villandry |
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 An ornate ceiling |
 An enormous formal garden at Chateau Villandry |
 The cathedral at Chartres |
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 The Palace of Versailles |
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