Tag Archives: Celtic Lands Cruise 2019
Utah Beach and Normandy
This will be a longer post than I thought. I spaced out on the fact that, after touring Pointe du Hoc and Utah Beach (and eating our bag lunches on the bus because it was raining), we went on to … Continue reading
Pointe du Hoc
Saturday June 8 was a very busy day and is going to get two posts. It started out as a very blustery and wet day, to the point that my pants were soaked while walking from the boat to the … Continue reading
Omaha Beach
This was our first D-Day tour. Our original itinerary for this day, June 7, had us landing at Caen, then driving to Arromanches-les-Bains to see the 360° theater, and then the German gun battery at Longues sur Mer, before going … Continue reading
Portsmouth
On June 6 we checked out of the London hotel (had to have the bags ready for pickup by some unholy hour) and after a very early breakfast, headed for Portsmouth and the D-Day Museum – and Le Boréal. The … Continue reading
Flying to London
In the fall of 2018, we signed up for the Celtic Lands cruise, in early June 2019, , especially as it included a 2 day side trip through the D-Day beaches, the day after the 75th anniversary. We both looked … Continue reading
