This was the best day of the tour so far. We visited the Mémorial de Caen, a museum and war memorial commemorating World War II, and I definitely could have spent more time here. The guided audio tour starts at 1918 and moves through to the liberation of Paris. The movies were very well done.
We then went on to Bayeux to visit the cathedral and have lunch in town on our tour company. After lunch we walked through the Tapestry museum with an audio “play-by-play” of the scenes depicted on the tapestry. Despite its description, it’s actually embroidered linen, not a tapestry. It depicts the events leading to the Norman conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy, in 1066.
Bayeux Cathedral
Le Manufacture Restaurant
Bayeux Tapestry Museum
After returning to the ship, we listened to a great D-Day presentation in the lounge and ended the day with a wonderful dinner featuring bouillabaisse and veal tenderloin.
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