Just thought you would all like to know

I am of on Holiday this saturday 12th with the wife on our own for the first time since we were married 23 years ago

Hope she don't want no nights of nostalgia I'm to old for that and need me beauty sleep for the exploring bunkers & tanks etc:p


We are of to St Pierre Sur Dives near Caen and we are taking a few pictures for spidge for his collection if there is anyone else that has a request for a photo of something specific say now and I will see what I can do with the itinerary and try to help you out

If you want I will post the photos we take on here when we get back

In the meantime heres a little snippet from 2 years ago

Regards Lee

 

I am of on Holiday this saturday 12th with the wife on our own for the first time since we were married 23 years ago

Hope she don't want no nights of nostalgia I'm to old for that and need me beauty sleep for the exploring bunkers & tanks etc:p


We are of to St Pierre Sur Dives near Caen and we are taking a few pictures for spidge for his collection if there is anyone else that has a request for a photo of something specific say now and I will see what I can do with the itinerary and try to help you out

If you want I will post the photos we take on here when we get back

In the meantime heres a little snippet from 2 years ago

Regards Lee

Thanks for the offer Lee.

Don't forget to have a great time, keep a diary and tell us all about the trip. Especially interested in the cemetery of your great uncle and would love to see a photo!

It is coincidental that there are (3) RAAF boys in the same cemetery.


Cheers

Geoff

 

St Pierre-sur-Dives was liberated 16th August 1944 by 5th Camerons. The Bridge over the river Dives had been blown and the town was shelled and mortared at intervals throughout the day. About 50 Prisoners were taken. It was at St Pierre, that 5th Camerons were first greeted as "Liberators".
Would appreciate a pic of the Bridge and the Town sign if Possible, for use on my website.

 

51 Highland, It will be a pleasure.......

I would love an ariel photograph of the area in July of the town any ideas anyone?

Lee

 

Hi guys back safe and sound and we have had the best holiday we have ever had...

And I have some startling news not to mention downright creepy and loads of photos... as soon as I get my laptop sorted and link it to my desk pc I will upload the pics....

Spidge your going to be a happy bunny mate....

51highland, got the pics you wanted as soon as I can I will post them

Lee

 

Many thanks, look forward to seeing all your photos !!!!

 

Have a great time and tell us all about it when you get back (the history part that is...)!!!!!

 

Welcome back Lee.

Don't tell the kids you had the best ever time as they may get a complex.

Look forward to the results and all the goss!

Cheers

Geoff

 

Hi heres the first of many photos and an idea at what me and my lovely wife of 23 years Kimberley have been upto over the past week in France on holiday as promised I'll post as many as I can every evening but am really flat out at work at the moment so don't get in till late....

Well we started out from Coulsdon Surrey where we live and headed for the docks to one of them dilapidated piles they call luxury ferries at P&O for the 5.50am sailing and as per usual we left 15 minutes late so instead of a 60mph cruise I had to hustle the BMW down the M25-M26-M20 at naughty speeds good job the old girl is well looked after as the bavarian 528i SE barge hit its max fully loaded on the straight sections with no traffic around at 4 am which is a good job cos mr plod would have thrown the book at me

After a very smooth crossing and the wife still managing to feel ill we got into Calais at about 9am french time and headed to our normal first stop to stock up on groceries for the evening meal and out picnic at the lovely services at Bay de Somme ( a lesson here to be learned by our services )

we enjoyed our picnic sitting on the grass looking at the Carp and the ducks in this wonderful nature reserve looking out on the marshes......

We then headed south into Rouen and headed down the A roads to avoid the tolls and the motorway hubbub......and down to St Pierre Sur Dives

Cue first photos for 51Highland More to follow later

Bet spidge is getting flustered It'll be worth mate I promise

 

Owen
I hope with a large glass of something as well! We always go by tunnel, more expensive but quicker, but oh i miss my fry up!
I can't wait for the 'creepy bit'

Regards to all

Andy

 

How do I add comments to individual photos? anyone!

 

Thanks Adam, I will try that but failing I will load pictures then add simple block of 1-10 etc of text for each photo after

Lee

 

cheers Owen will sign up for one.

Lee

 

Scary some philipino woman has used my email address how can that happen she seems genuine enough with pick of her kids and her family etc........

Surely she would have to verify her account with the email

Any others I could try apart from photobucket?

 

O well in the mean time!

We arrived in St Pierre at around 3-30pm and set about taking the photos I have already posted

Photo

1) The original crossing which used to be the main route into the village from the west
Route de Caen
2) Kimberley posing on the bridge.......facing towards Falaise
3) view toward the direction of Thieville & Bretteville sur dives
4 & 5) Random pics of the plains of Caen
6-7-8 & 9) the route de Caen and various buildings and to me what makes France so lovely the buildings.........God I'll be looking at churches soon

10 & 11 ) The church in St Pierre look at that architecture:p

PASS ME THE PIPE AND SLIPPERS

 

After the pics we retired for a nice quite meal in the solitude of the La Cote just out side the main town about 3km for our evening meal of steak & salad and a nice bottle of wine for the wife ( I'm a tart and don't drink ) and then to watch the sunset which is beautiful from the location of being perched on the hillside anyone having been to Mont-Ormel would know what the view is like....heres a pic of the farm house

More tomorrow night night all