Normandy

Alright, So, I’ve been slacking on this blog but I’m back now. We took a trip to Normandy and saw the American cemetery and the museum for WWII. It was really cool and nice to be away. The only bad part was it rained. The whole time. It rains almost every day here and the weekend of Normandy it was windy, rainy and cold. Not the best for walking outside and on the beaches. But, I enjoyed the trip in spite of all that. We went to the Museum where they had a lot of the soldiers gear and documentaries on what the soldiers did and thought while they were fighting. We saw a lot of beaches and on top of it all; we got the best ice cream I’ve ever had! I know that was a weird way to go with this but it was really good ice cream. It was called la crème de dieu and had a regional alcohol in the ice cream. It was such a weird and new taste but it was also WONDERFUL!

The other excursion we went on was to Cornacouille and this one was rather pointless actually. We didn’t really do anything but it was still cool. We went to the most western tip of France and climbed the rocks to stand surrounded by ocean. It was also raining (as usual) and so it was quite dangerous. When we started our climb we passed this sign.

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After we read the sign, we climbed the mountains with fairly little problem. Getting back down, however, was a little more challenging. The rain mad it even worse. All in all, we climbed in about 25 minutes but then getting back down took about 45. It was fairly hilarious because many people were slipping and busting their butts. This is funny to watch but also very scary because as I've said, we were on cliffs with just the ocean and other rocks below us. After this we went to a restaurant and had lunch. Vegetable soup, chicken, green beans, French fries and a Bretagne dessert. The chicken, green beans, and French fries were all in this apple type sauce that tasted like the Bretagne famous "cidre". Cidre is like apple juice with a very little amount of alcohol in it and also, it is carbonated. The soup was also very delicious. And finally, the Bretagne cake. It. Was. AMAZING. Like a croissant type cake with layers and layers of butter. And that’s it. Just bread and butter. LOTS OF BUTTER. It was amazing. By the end of the meal, people were looking at other tables to see if they had left overs to eat. It was That good.

Anyway, this ends both excursions and conveniently it is time for dinner. Until Next time!