by ColinAuthor | Nov 30, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Day 9 – Friday 8th June Back to the UK For a change, I’d got the timings right with regard to the Chunnel crossings, in that I gave us plenty of time to get there from our final night’s accommodation in France – the Rollus Brewery. In the past, even though...
by ColinAuthor | Nov 29, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Day 8 – Thursday 7th June Northwards into the sun A reasonably late start saw us on our slow way back home. Leaving the mist, drizzle & coolness that we’d experienced over the past few days behind us. For now it would be clear blue skies & very hot...
by ColinAuthor | Nov 28, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Day 7 – Wednesday 6th June An exhibition, a museum, a possible memorial and a ceremony. An early and foggy start The unhelpful weather continued as we said “à bientôt” to Mme Barratte for another year. We headed off for the opening of a new exhibition in...
by ColinAuthor | Nov 18, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Day 6 – Tuesday 5th June Annual Hill 112 Ceremony For many years, now, we’ve attended the small ceremony on Hill 112 to commemorate the veterans of both sides who fought & died in Operations EPSOM & JUPITER. The main commemoration is in July (on the...
by ColinAuthor | Aug 15, 2018 | 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment, 231 Brigade, 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Cpl J Chapman, Normandy Trips, Pte D Lawrence, Pte JBI Bird, Pte S Brunt, Pte Thomas Blunt
Day 4 – Sunday 3rd June Tilly sur Seulles Salon du Livre We tried to be up early for breakfast. Aiming to be at the “Tilly Book Fair” run at the museum by our friend Stéphane Jacquet from the start. Unfortunately, Glyn had not re-set his alarm to French...
by ColinAuthor | Aug 15, 2018 | Normandy Trips
Day 3 – Saturday 2nd June Off on the Chunnel As usual, we crossed via the “Chunnel” (or Channel Tunnel to give it it’s proper name). For us, this this is a quick way of getting over to mainland Europe. Our B&B didn’t provide breakfast! So,...
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