L'agneau est mignon et c'est notre dîner.

I experienced a miracle. The coast of Normandy was sunny and beautiful for my entire trip. My cheeks were even a little pink on Friday night because of the sunshine. The weather was around 40-45 degrees and with clear skies and no wind. How is that even possible?

I had quite a full weekend. We went to the Abbaye des Hommes and a WWII museum in Caen, the tapestry of the Battle of Hastings and the Notre Dame Cathedral in Bayeux, the Normandy beaches of Arronmanches, the German bunkers (or what remains of them) at Pont du Hoc, the American WWII cemetery, and finally Mont Saint Michel. Needless to say, I am wiped out. Not only was it a lot of traveling and walking but also, it was a load of information. We bounced around in time between the 10th century monastery of MSM to WWII to the 11th century Battle of Hastings. It was a very interesting weekend. Considering that I have a quiz on everything I saw, I filled many pages of my notebook.
The food this weekend was particularly good considering that we got to try many of the specialties of the Normandy region. This basically means anything from or near the ocean. One of these dishes that I tried this weekend was l'agneau de pré-salé. It is lamb that is raised in salt marshes making the lamb saltier than normal. C'est trés bien. The really awkward thing is driving into Mont Saint Michel and and seeing the sheep knowing that they will be your dinner later. They look so cute in their rich green fields with the monastery in the background. Oh well, they were delicious.