I'm Back and Going to.........

I'm back! As regular readers will know, last year's blog was taken down shortly after I returned. While I was superexcited to travel the Via Francigena and to visit Assisi and Viterbo, the writing just didn't come together and as I looked at what was involved to fix it, I realized planning a blog largely around one part of the trip (the church of San Sebastian in Viterbo) just wasn't something I could do well. I debated not blogging this year but realized that the trip itinerary lends itself to a blog because everyone I've told about this (yes you only have yourselves to blame!) has told me that they want to see pictures and that it sounds like a great trip so here we go again. This year's trip is to a part of Europe that has been important for the last thousand years. Invasions that have changed history started here twice-once as the launching point and the 2nd time almost a millennium later and the landing site. I first became enamored of this region as an eight year old learning about a teenage girl and her great military contribution some 500 years ago. The region has been important for all of the countries in Europe at some point in it's history. I, like so many Americans, Canadians and Brits, have a family member who saw service here as part of the Greatest Generation. So, where am I going? Have you figured it out? This year the trip is to Normandy!