My husband and I, in company with friends from England, visited the beaches of Normandy, Dieppe and Vimy Ridge in May 2011. This was an item high on my husband's "Bucket List" and it was certainly worthy of that.
We travelled to London, spending one night at our friends' home, then on to the ferry from Portsmouth to France. We spent two nights in Caen from where we could easily access the beaches of Normandy. The natural beauty of the area and the bright sunny days belied the horror of the battles that took place there. Dieppe was beautiful as well and the museums and monuments were the only way to show us the reality of those days.
Vimy Ridge, the beautiful and haunting monument which honours the Canadian soldiers who died in France in WW1, was breathtaking in silhouette against a clear blue sky and the peaceful landscape below the ridge. A walking tour of the trenches gave us a dose of the reality that existed during the war.
This part of France is lovely and it is hard to imagine the devastation that took place. The sacrifices made by our Canadian soldiers are remembered and honoured to this day.
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