Well, we made it safely back from France, so hopefully I'll get some pictures scanned to put on here soon. In the meantime, I've added links to e-mails I sent with my observations of France. Some of you probably already got them, but for those of you who didn't, feel free to read!
I scanned some pictures of my class from the University of Caen... click here to see them!
OK, so I've been back in the United States for more than a year and I'm a little slow at getting around to this. But if you want to read my thoughts on life in France (written while I was there) or see pictures from my weekend trips around Euorpe, click here.
Mandy, me, Erin, and Andrea in the Alps in 1997 in Italy.
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.