Labor Day in Normandy

We decided to take the kids out of school for a day before things really got going and drive to Normandy for a long weekend. We drove and took the chunnel train. It was an easy drive. We stopped in Rouen on our first afternoon for a beautiful view of the cathedral. We then continued on to our KeyCamp right near the beaches. The camp itself was fairly nice with lots of amenities (like pools with slides, bounce houses and playgrounds), but the trailer was TINY. I mean, Kent was getting claustrophobic. Still, it was a bargain and the location couldn't be beat.

The next day, we headed to Caen, which was the first larger city liberted after D-Day to the memorial museum there. It was incredibly detailed and well-done, not only about the D-Day landings themselves, but also about pre-war and post-war history to help put the conflict in a larger context. We spent several hours there. The kids were very patient.

We then drove over to Mont St Michel. I had seen pictures of this in every French book I ever had from 7th grade on, so it was a big thrill to be there in person and get to climb up the rock and into the monastery. We loved it.