Me, Kristina and Shelley outside Vissol, at the University of Caen
Mandy, me, Erin, and Andrea in the Alps in 1997 in Italy.
Mandy and Krissy at a restaurant in France
Erin, Mandy and me in the Medeterranean Sea in Nice, France... it was very cold and salty, so we spent most of the time on the rock beach instead!
FACTS ABOUT CAEN
Population: 115,000 (190,000 in urban area)
Located in Normandy and connected by canal to English Channel
1944 Allied landing took place on coast near Caen and much of city was destroyed in war
SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS
Castle on hill in city center
(built by William the Conqueror in 11th century; houses Fine Arts Museum and Museum of Normandy)
Église St. Pierre
(Gothic and Renaissance church)
St.Étienne Church (Norman Romanesque style) and adjoining Abbaye-aux-Hommes (abbey)
Église de la Trinité and 11th-century Abbaye-aux-Dames
Memorial of Caen
(museum on war and pursuit of peace, featuring look back at both world wars)
D-Day Beaches
On June 6,1944, thousands of American, British, Canadian, and French troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, marking the beginning of the end of Nazi Europe. Today, dozens of cemeteries and monuments commemorate the event and honor those who lost their lives.
Caen is in the upper left part of this map, not far from Rennes, which is where Andrea is lived.
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