Golden Oldie: Normandy—Exploring the D-Day Beaches
December 23, 2025
DrFumblefinger revisits the wet and wind-swept beaches of the 1944 Normandy invasion
DrFumblefinger revisits the wet and wind-swept beaches of the 1944 Normandy invasion
Paul Heymont loves visiting Monet’s gardens in Giverny, but this time, the day after the Olympics, the lines were too much.
This year’s Tour de France will kick off at a spectacular location, but some locals are upset because their own bikes are banned from the island.
One of my favorites, which I keep returning to, Monet’s garden in Giverny, where each visit and season offers both familiar and differing views.
Last Saturday’s “super-tide” at Mont-Saint-Michel, the island monument just off the coast at the border of Normandy and Brittany, drew over 30,000 spectators from all over the world, anxious to see the storied island as it seldom is…completely surrounded by water.
Travel writer Nick Trend, in the Telegraph (UK) reminds readers that while air and Eurostar have become the most popular way for Brits to visit Europe, the ferries are still there and for good reasons.
The unusual light in this shot invites the title, but the stairs actually rise not to heaven, but to the heavenly beauty of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy.
The Island and Village Everyone told us that Mont-Saint-Michel is “special,” even friends who knew how many old churches and quaint villages we’ve been to, even those who usually are concerned with long drives.
I lost my heart in Paris a long time ago, but every time we visit we plan some out-of-city experiences as well. Last summer, as part of our two weeks in Paris, we planned a two-day side-trip to Normandy, visiting Mont-Saint-Michel and with a farm visit.
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings on five beaches in Normandy by Allied forces, beginning the liberation of France and Northern Europe, and helping crush the Nazi war machine already being driven back to its own territory by the by the Soviet Red Army in the east.
DrFumblefinger revisits the wet and wind-swept beaches of the 1944 Normandy invasion
Paul Heymont loves visiting Monet’s gardens in Giverny, but this time, the day after the Olympics, the lines were too much.
This year’s Tour de France will kick off at a spectacular location, but some locals are upset because their own bikes are banned from the island.
One of my favorites, which I keep returning to, Monet’s garden in Giverny, where each visit and season offers both familiar and differing views.
Last Saturday’s “super-tide” at Mont-Saint-Michel, the island monument just off the coast at the border of Normandy and Brittany, drew over 30,000 spectators from all over the world, anxious to see the storied island as it seldom is…completely surrounded by water.
Travel writer Nick Trend, in the Telegraph (UK) reminds readers that while air and Eurostar have become the most popular way for Brits to visit Europe, the ferries are still there and for good reasons.
The unusual light in this shot invites the title, but the stairs actually rise not to heaven, but to the heavenly beauty of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy.
The Island and Village Everyone told us that Mont-Saint-Michel is “special,” even friends who knew how many old churches and quaint villages we’ve been to, even those who usually are concerned with long drives.
I lost my heart in Paris a long time ago, but every time we visit we plan some out-of-city experiences as well. Last summer, as part of our two weeks in Paris, we planned a two-day side-trip to Normandy, visiting Mont-Saint-Michel and with a farm visit.
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings on five beaches in Normandy by Allied forces, beginning the liberation of France and Northern Europe, and helping crush the Nazi war machine already being driven back to its own territory by the by the Soviet Red Army in the east.