Yes, we Caen!

Ouest France, Friday 27 March 2009

He is coming! Barack Obama is continuing a tradition started by Jimmy Carter 30 years ago, ensuring no U.S. president has "forgotten" the region of Normandy. No doubt there will be puns at the expense of Omaha Beach (Colleville-sur-Mer), the site of one of the most bloody battles of the Allied landings. I had hoped he would make a visit, and not for any particular reason other than the excitement of Obamarama.

I visited Omaha Beach a few weeks ago on a weekend tour of the Landing Beaches, and have to admit the American Cemetery is a very impressive place. Someone must cut the grass with scissors -the attention to detail and respect given to the fallen soldiers is outstanding.

If I haven't taken off in search of summer adventures by then, I think I'll stick around and see if I can catch a glimpse of the man himself.

World Matters

How will the world change from today? Very topical issue this one, and one I really can't claim to know anything about. But it doesn't stop me from being curious about how it will affect things. Will Australia be ignored as per our Foreign Minister's whinge this morning? Will Mr Sarkozy (French President) be hanging out with Obama? Will he drop in for a croissant? Not sure, but then again I never was one for politics, and this was a good excuse to post an entry today.