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From Spain to Norway, Hitler had created an “Atlantic Wall”, composed of defensive fortifications, such as this gun battery at La Pointe de Néville.
Most of the gun emplacements were destroyed.
Our next stop was the Gatteville Le Phare, which, at 71m in height, is the tallest lighthouse in France. It takes 365 stairs to reach the top, which is better suited to the sturdy traveler.
The weather forecast called for 17° -19° C on most days in July. But with the sun, it felt more like 30°C, which can easily go unnoticed due to the constant breeze.
This food below is the reason for going to the French coast. So my husband can feast on seafood every day. My selection of dishes in seafood restaurants is rather limited, but the wine sure helps.
Every day, we took some short trips by car to visit other surrounding villages. Here we are in the village of Réville (population: about 1000), where we enjoyed some espresso, with the owner’s dog joining our table. I tried out my French on him. He walked away.
We also visited the local church and cemetery. I was very surprised to see sea glass used for decoration on graves. I collect it for other reasons…
This statue by the famous French painter, Guillaume Romain Fouace, has a prominent place in the church. Fouace was born into a farm family in Réville in 1837. His tomb features a recumbent white marble statue of his daughter Beatrix (1875–1888).
The Town Hall of Reville is still decked out from D-Day, and for future activities to come.
Seafood platter are about € 25 – 30 on average.
Every evening, when we left the restaurant after some wining & dining, the boats sure look a bit off. 🙂
Barfleur, most famous for its port a long time ago, is famous for oysters and mussels today.
One of my interests is collecting historical postcards. With this one, we walked around town trying to locate it. The last mention of the hotel restaurant was made in some restaurant review forum in 2015.
This poster on site shows the Annexe Hotel Moderne, which is the building on the left. The one on the right is the post office today.
This is the the same Annexe Hotel Moderne today. We had hoped for a delicious smell wafting from the kitchen (any restaurant will do around lunch time), but instead only heard party music blaring at noon. The restaurant itself, a different building on the left of the square, looked very closed up, and in a neglected condition, so it was not worth taking a photo. As a matter of fact, at first we passed right by it during our search.
Normandy is dotted with deserted beaches like this. I hope it stays this way.
The little village of Tocqueville (population: about 280) has erected a bust for the French diplomat, political scientist, and historian, Alexis de Tocqueville. Tocqueville himself was born in Paris, attended school in Metz, died in Cannes, and is buried in Tocqueville.
He is best known for his works ‘Democracy in America’ and ‘The Old Regime and the Revolution’.
This is the church and cemetery where he is buried.
We combed the hole cemetery for his grave, and initially could not find it. With the help of a sight-map in the church, we finally located the grave next to one of the side entrances.
One of the many mosaic windows in the Tocqueville Church.
The town of Saint-Pierre-Église is still decked out for festivities held on D-Day, and more events will take place this year .
School was still in session in early July 2019. This photo shows students at recess in the schoolyard.
The area around this lighthouse, one of many in Manche, was covered by these low-growing colorful shrubs. Heaths like this are generally found in higher elevations.
What you definitely should not do is to assume a fricassee (a dish of stewed or fried pieces of meat served in a thick white sauce) in your home country is the same as in France. This fricassée de coques au lard was a salad with shellfish and bacon strips. It was fairly good, but not what I had been looking forward to.
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