D-Day Beaches

Gold Beach is where Samuel Kalikman, Sarah's grandfather helped debark English troops on D-Day.  You can still see the remains of the floating bridges used to unload soldiers and vehicles.  

Le Point du Hoc was considered unassailable by the Germans because of its steep cliffs.  But Allied troops used sophisticated climbing equipment to scale the cliffs and attack the German fortifications.  The cliff was heavily bombarded during the attacks, and you can still see the craters left by the bombs.   

Standing in a bomb crater.

A German bunker.  Everywhere you go on the coast in Normandy, you can see the remains of German fortifications.

The cemetery of St. Laurent, where nearly 10,000 American soldiers are buried.  The cemetery overlooks the sea, and includes a spectacular memorial and reflecting pool.

A comparably austere German cemetery.