July 2, 2009, Part 1 - Pegasus Bridge (Caen/Ouistreham)

posted by jenifer900
July 24, 2009

After leaving Caen we headed towards Carentan.  Our first stop on the way to Carentan was Pegasus Bridge.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_Bridge

We first stopped at the Gondree Cafe.  The Gondree Cafe had been used as an aid post, and the cafe owner, Monsieur Gondree, dug up his supply of champagne from the garden and gladly shared it with his liberators.  The cafe is still owned by the Gondree family and Jeff spoke with the daughter who was 4 years old when D-Day arrived.  Although pictures weren't supposed to be taken inside the cafe, Jeff was able to snap a few.

 

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