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• Winter 2001
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• Neon Genesis Evangelion, .hack//SIGN, Naruto, Bleach, Beck, Peacemaker Kurogane, Ranma 1/2 (the guilty pleasure)
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• Visit the myO friends I've missed thus far; complete a cosplay from 300
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• Can recognise most quotes from almost any movie/show on first listen; Can recite the entire 12 days of Christmas by memory
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Friday, July 13, 2007
Calvados War-Tourism . . .
Not too much to really respond to, so I'll keep it simple: it looks like I was freaking out about language a lot because those two entries were in the span of two back-to-back days AND I was trying to waste time. So yes, it was on my mind but not to the point that I wasn't enjoying myself or anything. So don't worry . . .
Today begins the SERIOUS tour of Normandy, where I was actively going out to big museums and locales that involved bus rides and such. 'Cause Dieppe was neat and all, but ultimately it was tiny and there wasn't THAT much to see . . . still glad I was there, but yeah . . . the real meat of WW2 Normandy sight-seeing is around Caen and Bayeux . . .
Caen (June 1):
- Long walk over highways to reach the Caen Memorial.
- . . . and I get there 15 minutes before they open . . .
- . . . Amazing memorial well worth the 17€ admission, despite school kids everywhere.
- . . . Lunch @ "Le Restaurant" (Eisenhower?)
- (I love it when they realise my French sucks and save me.)
- Re: Caen Memorial: People MUST come here!
- Caen has a very large Canadian footprint on it.
- "Green man says go!"
- Done my "Green Bus" scouting. Next 2 days should be okay!
- I'm not homesick, but I miss conversation w/ others!
- . . . and I don't think the old Dutch guy w/ the bad leg counts . . .
- SERIOUSLY need to work on my French!
Caen/Ouistreham/Bénouville (June 2):
- I WOULD be in Caen during the weekend . . .
- Luckily, figured out the (expensive) Bus Vert . . . but still! Ow!
- No 4 Commando Museum . . . yeah, it was a'ight.
- Sword Beach itself . . . . . heh, today it is just a beach . . .
- . . . nice memorial, though; saw naval-types practicing for Wednesday. (They were marines)
- Fed a dog. Damn things are cuter than Gypsies . . . . .
- Really nice weather in Ouistreham . . .
- Nice old people @ bus stop.
- Pegasus Bridge Memorial = BADASS!
- . . . Marines were there too!
- Lotsa Brits here today . . . but oh wow, very cool . . .
- I think I'm spending too much money . . . . .
- I'm really tired of my sick, nasal voice . . .
- Not enough time to see Le Grand Bunker! Dang!!!
- Bus back to Caen, dozen or so people, half = asian! Twisted!
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