Rouen

Let me take you back to the 11th and 12th century...to when Rouen was the capital of Normandy(do not hold me to dates please). This is where we are, parked on the river, but a short walk to the old section of Rouen. You might be more familar with this fact...Joan of Arc was burned at the stake her also....she fought for France at the young age of 18 and 19. After awhile she was encouraged to stop but being the woman that she was, she did not stop. She was caught and tried as a treasoner. They fooled her into signing a phony paper that said she was a heretic and the rest was history. It was only in the beginning of the 20th century that someone figured that they got it wrong and she was made into a saint. There is a modern church built in her memory...it is filled with stain glass that goes on forever...Joan would be happy. The small streets have homes all listed as they were built in the 11th, 12th , 13th and 14th century. The timber homes are as they were back then....did you know that prior to the 15th century...homes were built with overhangs...this is so people could through various things out the window..yes, you guessed what....and it went in the streets...this is why men had wide brimmed hats.

I know Art has told you of Omaha...we were given flowers to put on any grave we wanted in the cemetery...I chose a young lad named Willard Wilson from California. I that we had a bond because he was from California. He died in the July of 1944. I said a prayer for him and thanked him for his courage and bravery. The movie was touching too so now I want to see the longest day...the movie.
Bye for now.... Dianne