Normandie, Caen: Day 5, Part 2

 

Drive from Honfleur to Caen

12th Century church in Villerville

Another cat!

New bridge at Pegasus Bridge, Ranville

Pegasus Bridge
On the night of June 5, 1944
the Brits left England and landed near this German-held bridge via gliders.
Taking the bridge was the first victory of D-Day, with the mission completed
within 10 minutes.

The first building recaptured by the Allies on D-Day:

I liked the coo’s.

 

Our next stop was Caen, to see the D-Day museum.

I wrote a post about Caen in honor of D-Day a few weeks ago.
You can read that here.

Caen Cathedral Ruins

 

Abbaye aux Hommes
(Men’s Abbey)

 

Manoir du Quesnay is next!