After what was beginning
to feel like way too much walking I reached St.
Laurent sur Mer which is
where some of the heaviest fighting of D-Day took place.
You can still see giant holes (in
peoples backyards even) where the big booms
happened. There's also a fairly good
quality hotel for less than €35 just at the top
of the hill. Conveniently enough, it's also the only
hotel at the top of the hill. This was where I learned
that not all French people are incredibly stuck up.
It was my first experience of a French person actually
making
an effort to accomadate my poor French speaking/understanding
skills while actually speaking French. And what's more,
it happened a lot in Normandy. It literally never happened
in Paris (not
even once).
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