EUROPE SEPTEMBER 2015- NORMANDY

Arromanches-les-Bains, where we based ourselves during our visit to Normandy. It is the location of the artificial harbor established by the British shortly after D-Day. The port was in operation for 100 days during which time 2.5 million soldiers, 500,000 vehicles, and 4 million tons of material landed there.

Debris from the artificial reef created to establish the harbor still litters the beach and shoreline, silent witnesses to the mayhem of June and July 1944

 Sitting on a German small weapons bunker

 Leftover debris of the artificial reef as seen from the distance

 Natural beauty contrasts with the dark side of history here

 Gorgeous coastline, witness to horrific stories

 Another view of the harbor from further away

 Beautiful damsel at sunset in Arromanches