This Saturday and Sunday, 28 students from both the undergraduate and graudate programs here in Paris had the chance to visit Normandy. They left early Saturday morning, heading for Bayeux to see the famous Bayeux Tapestry (which tells the story of William the Conqueror and Harold Godwinson which led to the Battle of Hastings), to visit the the Bayeux Museum, and to marvel at the beautiful Bayeux Cathedral. Next, they were off to Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery where they had a guided tour of the cemetery and visited the memorial museum. On Sunday the students enjoyed a guided tour of the Mont Saint-Michel and then got to explore a Norman farm as well enjoy a home-made goûter (snack) of brioche and rice pudding, as well as fresh apple juice and cidre (hard cider) prepared for them by the owners of the farm.
Bayeux Cathedral
At the American Cemetery
gray (but beautiful) skies at the Mont Saint-Michel