Road trip!

I am writing from Annemarie Hostel in Amsterdam. Brian and I rented a car and left San Sebastian Friday afternoon for an 8 day tour of Europe. We spent all day Friday driving through France. The weather was great and the countryside is beautiful. Here is a picture I took at a rest stop:

It was a really enjoyable drive, except for the toll booths. The French highway system isn't particularly well organized, as you can see:

Our first stop was Normandy, France. We spent Friday night in a hotel in Mondeville, right outside Caen, and drove to Omaha Beach in the morning. Here are some pictures of the memorials, and you can see the beach in the background:

It was really, really cool. We also went to the memorial museum, where we saw a lot of artifacts and pictures from the battle, and watched a 30 minute film about the preparation, landing, and aftermath of D-Day. I'm charging my camera batteries now, so hopefully I'll be able to put up some good pictures of Amsterdam tonight or tomorrow. Until then, afscheid!

Em