August, 2026
Mont-St. Michel
Main street leading up to the Abbey
Main street lading up to Abbey
Top of spire showing archangel Michael at top
Live service at small chapel below Abbey
Chapel cemetery below Abbey
Very narrow passageway steps that I actually walked down to main street
Me walking down narrow passageway steps
The Abbey at Mont-St Michel
Pedestrian walkway leading to the castle
D-Day Beaches (Omaha and Utah)
Entrance to American Cemetary at Omaha Beach in Normandy
Statue at entrance to American Cemetary
Omaha Beach, Normandy, France
American Cemetary at Normandy
American Cemetary at Normandy
American Cemetary at Normandy
American Cemetery with Omaha Beach in background
Typical headstones at cemetary
Pool near entrance of cemetary
Site of first American Cemetery
Omaha Beach looking towards Utah Beach
The bluff that soldiers had to climb after reaching the beach
Old German bunker now monument to National Guard of US on Omaha Beach
National Guard monument that was a German bunker
Inside the Marine Corps monument
Monument plaque to National Guard units
Old German bunker at Omaha Beach
Crater and remains of blown up German bunker
Looking out from inside the bunker
Monument to French and American allies at Utah Beach
Artillery display at Utah Beach
Plaque honoring US Coast Guard units at Utah Beach
Entrance to monument at Utah Beach
Landing boat replica at Utah Beach
Rouen and Bayeaux
Here are a few of my favorite pictures from Rouen and Bayeux.
In front of half-timbered houses
Half timbered houses in cathedral plaza
Half timbered buildings at Place Vieux Marche
Half timbered building with stuffed animals
Restaurant La Corinne where Julia Child ate her first French meal in 1948
Statue of St. Joan of Arc inside the Joan of Arc Church
Alter and stained glass inside Joan of Arc Church
Joan of Arc Museum courtyard display
The Great Clock (Gros Horloge) circa-1528 at Rouen City Hall
Front of Notre Dame Cathedral
Statues of Disciples at Notre Dame (Judas on the left)
Notre Dame Cathedral interior
Alter of Notre Dame Cathedral
Lightshow scene at Notre Dame Cathedral in Bayeux
Lightshow scene at Notre Dame Cathedral in Bayeux
Notre Dame in early evening lights
Daytime view of Notre Dame Cathedral on the Lightshow side
Front of Notre Dame Cathedral by day
Stained glass in Notre Dame
Stained glass in Notre Dame
Alter inside Notre Dame Cathedral, Bayeux
Notre Dame Cathedral interior
Rue de St. Joan in Bayeux
Rue de St. Joan in Bayeux
Rue de St. Joan in Bayeux
Main Street in Bayeux early morning
Hotel buildings where I stayed