Normandy was a very intense emotional rollercoaster for me. From the start, I knew that the sights we would see would be equally as beautiful as it was heartbreaking. It was not until we got to Pointe du Hoc that I was astonished by how beautiful the scenery was. I am the type of person who really appreciates beautiful scenery, so that was my first thought. I was then quickly reminded about the tragedy that happened there when we went inside the bunkers. As soon as we stepped foot inside, I felt a very strange feeling. Just knowing the struggle that occurred in those rooms made me very uncomfortable and sad. Then when we went to Omaha beach, I was very confused by the people that were treating it like any beach – swimming, tanning, family trips. I knew it was a beautiful beach, but I was not expecting people to be there swimming. Finally, the D-Day memorial was heartbreaking to me. The insane amount of white crosses, or stars, was something that I was not expecting.
