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Posted on July 4, 2011July 15, 2011 by Jeff Hester — Leave a comment

Day 12 in France: A Visit to the D-Day Landing Site

Since we were in France on the Fourth of July, we honored the day with a visit to the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial at Omaha beach.

Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t expect to be moved to tears, but I was. The visitor center has a series of multimedia displays, exhibits and films that really express the tremendous sacrifice of our service men and women. Thank you.

In this photo, Joan was reflecting on that sacrifice at one of the memorials. I felt that this was a fitting choice for Day 182 of Project 365.

You can read more about Day 12 of our trip to France here on Joan’s travel blog, and you can see a full overview here on our Memolane story.

Posted on July 3, 2011July 15, 2011 by Jeff Hester — Leave a comment

France, Day 11: A Trip to Mont Saint-Michel

This shot was taken at about 9:50 pm and the sun was still up. Mont St-Michel was an island, but is now connected to mainland France by the narrow causeway you see in the foreground.

We spent the evening wandering the medieval streets and steps of St-Michel. One word describes it: magical.

I chose this to represent Day #181 from my Project 365.

You can read more about our 11th day in France here on Joan’s travel blog, and you can get a complete overview of our trip here on our Memolane Story.

Posted on July 1, 2011July 15, 2011 by Jeff Hester — Leave a comment

Day 9 in Paris: Le Souffle

We had another great day in Paris, with a visits to Angelina (our second time), Musee d’Orsay and dinner at Le Souffle… C’est magnifique!

I chose this for #179 from Project 365.

You can read more about our ninth day in Paris on Joan’s blog.

Posted on June 30, 2011July 15, 2011 by Jeff Hester — Leave a comment

Day 8 in Paris: Montmarte

Montmarte at night is beautiful. There were a lot of great shots today during our visit to Montmarte and Sacre Coeur, but this is the one I chose for #178 in my Project 365.

Check out Joan’s blog for more about our visit to Montemarte and video of the crazy, world-record-setting rollerblade jump we saw on a ramp down the steps of Sacre Coeur in Jour 8.