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One of the most interesting things in Rouen is the

One of the most interesting things in Rouen is the church of Joan of arc, built in 1979 next to the pillory where she was burned at the stake. They say it’s built to look like flames or an overturned long ship, but it looks like a dragon to me. #rouen #saintjoanofarc

Then we explored Rouen’s old town with it’s tu

Then we explored Rouen’s old town with it’s tudor style buildings. We stopped in at the cheese shop and the bakery for stinky blue cheese and the softest, fresh baguette 🥖 ❤️

After yesterday’s long tour, we relaxed on our s

After yesterday’s long tour, we relaxed on our ship, the Viking Radhrid @viking_river_cruise

We also saw Sainte-Mere Eglise and the Airborne mu

We also saw Sainte-Mere Eglise and the Airborne museum. This is the church where John Steele’d parachute got caught on the church steeple. It was the first town liberated by the invasion.

And a stop at La Cambe, the German cemetery with 2

And a stop at La Cambe, the German cemetery with 21,000 graves. Our guide said it’s a complicated place as there are Nazis buried there, but also the poor conscripts who were forced to join the fighting.

We also visited Pointe du Hoc, where the germans h

We also visited Pointe du Hoc, where the germans had set up the 155mm guns. The US Rangers landed on the beach and had to scale those cliffs to destroy the guns. And, yes, those are the craters made by the massive bombs dropped there. #pointeduhoc #dday80

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Writer, Journalist, Novelist, recovering TV Producer, and Junior Mystic. Author of “The Writer’s Coloring Book.” My pronouns are she/her/your majesty

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