We parted with the City of Lights to appreciate the significance of the D-Day beaches in Normandy. The journey was well worth the detour and served to enlighten our perspective, reckoning just how fortunate we are to benefit from such sacrifice. We visited the Batteries, Omaha Beach, the U.S. Memorial, and Pointe du Hoc.
Many of the sights in Paris are known the world over, plastered on bags, journals, wall décor, etc. But, in person, one is instantly won over. They are, despite the overexposure, quite worth admiring.
The beauty of Paris is at least two-fold: ridiculous pastries and lots of required walking. One can eat fancy-free and return stateside without forfeiting the figure. We followed the pastry tour described in the May 2012 issue of Bon Appetit, hitting Hugo and Victor and Ble Sucre.
