Day 8 (Saturday): To Bayeux in Normandy
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To Bayeux in Normandy
Bayeux and the D-Day LandingsWhile William crossed to conquer, the D-Day troops crossed to liberate. On June 6th, 1944, a force ten times the size of William’s, totaling 160,000 American, British and Canadian troops, crossed the English Channel, this time in the opposite direction, from England to France, to liberate France and Western Europe from Nazi control. Bayeux had a key role in both the 11th and 20th century stories. Bayeux is where William and his troops constructed the fleet to transport French troops to England. And Bayeux was the first city to be reclaimed by the Allies on the day after D-Day, June 7, 1944. Unlike the other towns and cities near the Normandy coast, Bayeux was recaptured without being subjected to bombing, and thus emerged from the war virtually undamaged. Leaving the MontToday you will need to be up and away right on schedule, and with great focus on achieving your goal of catching the morning train to get yourself to Bayeux in time for lunch. You have a 9:16 am train to catch from the little station in Pontorson (be sure that you have confirmed this time after making your own reservations). 
It is essential that you check the current train schedule for updated train time from Pontorson to Bayeux. Train schedules change frequently. And YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS TRAIN. But first, in order to get to your train, you will need to run the gauntlet that brought you onto the Mont two days ago, this time in reverse. It is crucial that you make your train with time to spare. This is why you will be starting early to allow plenty of time. Since you will be traveling between two small stations, Pontorson and Bayeux, there will be very few trains. If you miss the morning train, you will have many hours to wait before the afternoon train at 5:37 pm. These are the five tasks ahead of you as you leave the Mont:
Check out of your hotel at around 7:30 am.. As you wind your way back down the Grand Rue, pick up breakfast sandwiches and drinks to eat on the train. Walk out through the gates to the bus drop-off point. You will be traveling against the crowd, so allow time accordingly. Aim to be near the front of the line for the first bus, leaving the Mont at 8:45 am, and arriving at the Pontorson train station at 9:03 am, just in time for the 9:16 am train. Catch the 9:16 am train (confirm your own train time). Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2016 2016 -> 2017 afoCo Landmark Scholarship Program 2016 -> Instructions for the Preparation of Camera-Ready Contributions to the Conference Proceedings 2016 -> Step student Scholarships for Year 10-13 2016 -> The united church of canada 2016 -> Idan raichel biography – May 2016 Brief Producer, keyboardist, Lyricist, composer and Performer Idan Raichel 2016 -> An introduction to centre’s interventions expanding access to justice 2016 -> Sanchar Shakti 2016 -> Unit analysis should help here. We want number of bananas 2016 -> The Autobiography of Elder Joseph Bates 2016 -> The Great Heat and the Rhode Island Deep Water Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians) Fishery 1875-1905 Download 6.05 Mb. Share with your friends:
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