Caen and Bayeux

To the northwest of Paris and Versailles is the French area known as Normandy. This coastal area is best known for the D-Day battles in 1944. We traveled the two hours from Versailles to Normandy to spend a couple of days in the northern country and visit the D-Day beaches and memorials.

We traveled by car to see both Caen and Bayeaux. Now, the only car to rent in Versailles was a standard transmission and Phil does not drive a standard. Thus, I was relegated to the driver's seat, which is rare as I'm not normally allowed to drive (lots of reasons for this, but I shouldn't admit them on a blog).... We arrived safely to two of the friendliest towns in all of France. And, both are very beautiful and were spared the ravages of the war. A peaceful visit to a wonderful coastal area....