After Sainte-Mère Église we moved on to Omaha Beach and later visited the American Cemetery at Colleville.
The trip from Sainte-Mère Église to Omaha took approximately 50 minutes. Google Maps brought us on secondary roads which were mostly ok. However, it did decide to take us for about three miles, on what could only be described as a country lane. A little scary to say the least as it was full of twists and bends with no room for passing traffic but thankfully we lived to tell the tale 😄
Standing on that beach in beautiful sunshine, it was very hard to visualise the horrors and devastation it witnessed back in June 1944. So sad to think of all those young brave men who lost their lives here. Looking at the landscape it’s easy to see how they were such easy targets.
The American Cemetery at Colleville is on a site of over 172 acres. Words alone can’t describe the sight of almost 10,000 white crosses laid out before you in perfectly spaced out rows. In stark contrast to the final hours of these brave young soldiers this Memorial is calm, peaceful and serene and definitely worth a visit. Even though it’s an outside space the wearing of masks was mandatory.
Entrance to the Cemetery is free.
