Seas The Day

This weeks adventure took us to the beautifully French town of Bayeux, which got us wondering, is there more to Bayeux than just the tapestry? Yes, everyones heard of the Bayeux tapestry all over the world.  This famous artwork stitched onto cloth almost 70 metres long and 50 cm tall. It depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England led by William the Conqueror, the end of the tapestry shows the Battle of Hastings. It is thought that this piece of art dates back to just a few years after the Battle and Historians have concluded it was made in the south of England. This piece of artwork is known all throughout the world and loads of tourists flood to Bayeux each year to see it.  But do they actually get to see Bayeux itself? Theres loads of things to see here, with its history dating back to the first century BC and having prominence all throughout history, it is full of hidden information and facts.  Firstly, we took a walk along the river which was the ...

Omaha beach, what a place.  A place for remembrance, contemplation and thanks to those who risked their lives to give us all a better future.  We went only a couple of days after the 78th anniversary of D-Day, although there weren't any celebrations still happening, there were loads of flowers everywhere in honour of D-Day, lots of flags and extra information stands dotted about.  So, what was Omaha beach?  This is a code name for one of the five sections of beach that were occupied during World War II.  Omaha refers to a five mile stretch of coast line which starts at Saint-Honorine-des-Pertes to Vierville-Sur-Mer. It is situated between Gold beach which was defended by the British and Utah beach which was also defended by Americans.  The American army landed on the beaches via 2 battleships, 3 cruisers, 13 destroyers along with over 1,000 other vessels.  The first wave of soldiers were unaware of the dangers that faced them. On the night of 5th ...