The Men in the Shed

Normandy July 2014 – Day#02 Friday 25th July

by | Aug 4, 2015 | Uncategorized

Roman ruins Today saw us in Normandy, but rather than initially focusing on the period between 1939-45, or more particularly, June – August 1944, we decided to go back much further in time and visit the Roman ruins at Vieux which managed to survive all of the fighting...

Normandy July 2014 – Day#01 Thursday 24th July

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White horses and bad backs So, our second trip to Normandy this year started with its usual diversion via a pub… but this time, it was as part of a Mission. Unfortunately, in June, Eain & Muir Findlay weren’t able to join us in Normandy as Eain had badly hurt his...

Normandy June 2014 – Day#12 Tuesday 10th June

by | Jun 1, 2015 | Uncategorized

Poppies and cemeteries Back on the road & another poppy field reminding us of the blood that was shed in these areas 100 years ago. We soon arrived at Rancourt which appears to be unique in that there are German, French and British Commonwealth cemeteries all...

Normandy June 2014 – Day#11 Monday 9th June

by | Jun 1, 2015 | Normandy Trips

Menhir hunting We had decided, as it was also the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War to pick up a few key sites on our way home… but first we went even further back in time to satisfy Glyn’s attachment to strange lumps of rock plonked in the...