On the way to Port en Bessin we stopped to visit the Pegasus Memorial in the village of Bénouville. It commemorates a daring night raid by men in gliders from the British 6th Airborne Division to capture and hold two key bridges between Caen and Ouistreham. These bridges are now called the Pegasus and Horsa bridges. After capturing the bridge, the men liberated a nearby café where we also stopped for lunch.
Then we drove on to the hotel and in the evening we had a lovely meal at l'Ecailler and enjoyed oysters on the balcony overlooking the port.
oh la la! toto sa mi paci. So far so good. No walking!
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