My parents were in Angers, France for a few weeks for my dad’s work, so we took advantage and went and visited them for the long weekend of the Duke’s Birthday (Luxembourg’s national holiday). After a long day of driving most of the way across France, we arrived at their little airbnb apartment. My parents took the kids to a little playground right around the corner before dinner.
On Friday, my dad stayed in Angers to work and mom came with us to go up to the D-Day beaches in Normandy. We first went to the WWII museum in Caen. The kids lasted a little while, and there was enough information that we could have stayed forever, but wanted to make sure we had time to make it to the beaches.
Omaha Beach
Pointe Du Hoc
Huge cliffs, German bunkers, and giant craters. Pointe du Hoc was beautiful, but sobering at the same time.
below: the kids looking out over the point, Eliza showing grandma her muscles, and Bennett and Ryan playing soccer in the parking lot before we headed back to Angers.
Saturday in Angers
We spent Saturday in Angers eating croissants for breakfast, perusing the Saturday market, playing at the playground, seeing the preparations for the tour de France that was coming through a couple days later, playing games at the apartment, and going to dinner at the crèperie. After the kids went to bed, Nate and I went for a walk along the river at sunset.
Sunday
We walked to church in the Angers ward, then had lunch and started our drive back home. It’s always sad to say good-bye, but we were so glad we got to go see them for the weekend!
We drove through Paris on our way home, so we decided to stop and see the Paris Temple on our way. It was beautiful! It was so fun to see it (after driving right in front of Versailles), and we are excited for it to be done!
All of us in front of the temple, and catching a glimpse of the Eiffel Tower out the window as we drove through Paris.
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