June 21 - Day Eight

Written by James

We woke up in the farmhouse to an excellent homemade breakfast. The lady who owns the farmhouse made her own butter, jam, and tea all by herself. Everything was delicious. We even played a jam guessing game where we tried to guess which fruits she used to make the jam. We were all unhappy to leave the farmhouse when we started on our way to our first sight. We first went to the American Military Cemetery. There, we learned about how many Americans died fighting in France. We also walked down to the beach where many Americans were shot down trying to get off their ships. Then, we drove to a gas station where we ate lunch and saw Mount St. Michel, a monastery from a distance. We continued on our long trip back from Normandy to Paris afterward.

On our way back, we stopped at the Chateau do Fougeres, or the "Tourge" of Victor Hugo. There, we saw how a scene from Ninety-Three was based on the structure of the castle.



Afterwards, we resumed our journey back to Paris. Once we arrived at our hotel, we immediately dropped our luggage and went out for our 11:00 PM dinner. We were all adventurous that night and tried escargot, which many of us enjoyed. However, we did not have a very pleasant trip back to the hotel because of The Festival of Music. It seemed like everybody in Paris was drunk and partying that night. The subways were completely jammed and there was glass and trash all over the streets. Luckily, we were able to make it back to the hotel safely and sleep at 1:30 AM.