Merville and Honfleur Photo-Essay

A simple photo-essay .....

We started the day at the Merville Battery, about 2 km inland from Sword Beach (UK).  650 members of the British 6th Airborne dropped here to take out the guns pointed toward Sword.  They came under heavy anti-aircraft fire and only 150 survived the drop.

Original Douglass C-47 Dakota that flew on June 6, 1944 and dropped paratroopers into France.

Abigail and Caroline inside the C-47.

After touring the battery, we headed east to the lovely port town of Honfleur, where we spent the day relaxing and wandering the ancient streets.  It was from here, than Samuel de Champlain left for the New World, settling in Quebec.  Elizabeth and Caroline's ancestors most probably set sail from here in the late 17th century.

The entrance to the "marina" in Honfleur.

The church at Honfleur.  The maritime influences are evident.
Unlike many churches made of stone, this is constructed entirely of wood
and looks very much like a ship from the inside.

Market Day in Honfleur on the square outside the church.

There are an abundance of art galleries in town.
Many of the shops displayed prominent thanks to the Allied Forces of June 6.

Lunch on the quai - mussels, cod, oysters, etc.
I managed to conduct the entire transaction with our waiter in French.

We had lunch in one of the restaurants along the quai.

1900 Merry-Go-Round on the quai.  It is a double decker.

Our last night in Cabourg before heading inland and some of us decided to go swimming.
It is colder than Barton Springs and the wind is blowing.