Normandy 2005

France - Normandy

6.Day 

01.9.2005 - St Mere Eglise, the longest day

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This morning it is as yesterday and the sky is noticeably cool continuous covered as we point 09:30 of the yard rolls. We made still fourth before a few memory photos before the local Sherman tank.

It goes on the fastest and most direct way, partly over the motorway, to St. Mere Eglise. Who saw the film ' the longest day ', the paratrooper hanging on the church tower over the village square will remember, who was driven by the bell ring nearly to the insanity. It really gave it, and since then an appropriate doll hangs in full Montur with the parachute on the church tower. Thus this place became by the film the tourist attraction. In addition here also the museum stands for the air landing troops, which we also visit later then.

On the church square is straight weekly market, therefore spectacular photos with Moppeds before hanging Falschirmjaeger are unfortunately impossible. But we suffocate nearly in the smoke of two bratwurststaende. It smells as on a German camping site for the opening of the grill season. I can be hinreissen (on recommendation of the group) a bratwurst to eat and state that in Thuringia butchers were already executed because of smaller offenses. Here there is everything: of the fish over cheap textiles (BHs and Stringtangas quietschbunte), any form from Tinnef and toy to small furniture.

We go first times into the Airborne Museum, which is impressing much. In one, whose roof is shared to a parachute, is issued a complete transport glider resounds, as they came to hundreds during the Luflandeoperation to D-day to the employment. These primitive crates from tubing racks and tarpaulin were loaded either with up to 20 soldiers or with a jeep and the pertinent crew. Where they were in the approach flight, they mussen also down, because one can hardly speak beinem sochen transport glider of flight characteristics. Thus many of these devices were lost in the antitank barriers, waters or in trees and with them died the crews before them at all firm soil under the feet had. In the other one is issued a complete C47 resounds. That was that 2 Motorige Propllerflugzeug, quasi the standard truck of the American Air Force, which paratroopers to the jump zone carried and which transport glider drew. In addition is an enormous amount of articles of equipment and weapons to see as well as of old fighters or Hinterbleibenen provided erinnerungsstuecke. Also a photo of the ' genuine ' parachutist, who hung actually 36 hours on the tower.

We visit afterwards still the gun positions of Azeville and Chrisbek and sound ourselves during a guidance by the bunkers the history of these positions. Very interesting and recommendable guidance, which is opened with 20 a minuetigen video, in the time witness to word come.

Then far is to the coast, where we start still various memorial places, among other things also for the franzoesichen units under general the Leclerc. Here became 60. Anniversary an impressing steel sculpture in the Tidenbereich at the beach establishes.

We make still another few Moppedfotos before the issued tanks, then it goes beginning the tomorrow's departure on shortest way back for Arromanche where we to prepare. We omit further memorial places and exhibitions, although still time is. Our need is nevertheless a little satisfied.

This evening we eat now finally in the restaurant so praised by Michael Restaurant La Marine, by the way into all travel guide as house of the elevated Cuisine praised.

The emfangende waiter measures us briefly and platziert us then at an oval table and distributes the maps. The table lies directly beside the door to the kitchen, which leads with increasing enterprise also to an increasing noise window blind. Every time one passes the waiter this swinging door, there is a relatively clear double noise: "Rums Bums", which accompanies us then also during the entire meal.

The meal is koestlich and fish fans comes at its expense, but provide with a clear preisaufschlag for Ambiente and prospect. The bottles wine catch somewhere with 20, - - euro on with open end upward. We order Cidre to the meal, at the joy house price of 12, - - euro the bottle. Very much to the displeasure of the waiter.

Our meal is served then however quickly and coherently and is from very good quality. The public, which operates otherwise still here, belongs to the more elevated circles of France and the tourist countries. Much sea fruits are eaten. These come decoratively up-piled up on a plate on the table and begin in the simplest version with 46, - - euro. In addition either Champagner or weisswein is drunk. Our bill too seventh amounts to 181, - - euro, which one can verb-guess/advise on the other Arte loosely too secondly or also alone.

We make still another short course at the beach subsequently, along and go to a Absackerbier before the hotel timely sleeping. Tomorrow again long distances are to be driven.