June 20th - Day Seven

Written by Adam

Today we traveled to Normandy and saw the D-day beaches.

We woke up really early, and we were feeling sluggish and tired. In order to get to our rental car, we had to travel to the other side of Paris. But, when we got to the place where the car rental should have been, it had changed locations to the other side of Paris!

We tried to call the new location, but they wouldn't answer the pone, So, we hopped on a subway and went to the airport to see if we could get a car there. At first the man at the car rental desk said that they didn't have a big enough car for us. We were so bummed. Then, he looked some more and found one. It could hold just the right amount of people. All of us piled into the European mini-van. Ren and I chose to sit in the back, but our legs didn't fit! Finally, Josh learned how to pull the seats forward, and Ren and I were so relieved. All of us learned that you should always check to see if a car rental place has changed locations and check with someone to see if the seats pull forward if your legs can't fit. And that was only half the day!

The other half of the day we drove and drove. We all learned that Mr. Travers gets a little frustrated when he's driving. Sometimes he would get us lost. Later, we arrived at the D-day beaches. We went to go see a movie that is projected all around you. It showed scenes from the invasions of Normandy. It was really loud, and it felt as if you were actually there. That was a great experience.

After the movie we drove to our little hotel where we stayed the night. On the way, Mr. Travers drove us to some German bunkers. They were extremely cool because we got to see how the Germans fought in the invasions.

Then we arrived at our final destination. It was a huge house built in 1709. The woman who owned the house was kind and very friendly. Later, we left to eat dinner at an Italian/French restaurant. At dinner some of us tried muscles. Most of us liked them. Then we went back to our bed and breakfast. Our trip is coming to an end and all of us are sad. That's the end of day seven.