Normandie Part IV - Offbeat Sites

While most of the locations in Normandy are straightforward - bunkers, museums, castles, abbies and the like - there are some interesting sights we came across during our visit. Some of these we photographed are shown below.



This new 'silver woman of peace' was erected by the people of France and China (?) in a small town just west of Point du Hoc. It now overshadows a smaller US National Guard memorial to a fallen Medal of Honor winner near the site.



We like to call this excited fellow 'the happiest German in Normandy'. He is actually the communications officer at the great bunker that now houses the Atlantic Wall museum near Sword beach. We are not sure what he is so pleased about but whatever it is we want some for ourselves!



Cora found this unicorn in the middle of St. Lo. We think it must represent the emergence of modern St. Lo from the ashes of WWII. Either that or folks around here like to see mythical animals on high street.