Pointe du Hoc

As part of our Normandy beach tour, we stopped at Pointe du Hoc. This is the place the Marines scaled up the cliffs to. It's still pockmarked with artillery shell holes and bunker remains. But it's not the same as when we went about ten years ago. There are these nice plaques, for one. They weren't here before. They show the landing beaches and why this area was so important.

 

Eating at Ksiasz

We couldn't go inside the castle itself because no tickets. We were also starving. So we ate at the restaurant in the gatehouse. Food was overpriced and fancy enough to be. It was also very tasty.

 

Church and Pomp

This is the other well known church in Dresden - the Catholic one. And the cigarette factory behind yet. Yes, a factory. It was built in the early 19th century and was fan-cy. Plus a guy on a horse statue because every European city has one. This one is in front of the other part of the palace.

 

All Honeyed Up

My little bee is done. Now to make it into something.

 

Starting the Legs

This blue little frog has a pair of long legs showing, so still a bit to finish on him. Good news is there's only one more layer of frogs.

 

One Dragonfly, One Knot

A tiny bit more than a quarter of the way done. One thing about sashiko, though, is that it goes pretty fast.

 

Four Hearts

ANG had the sunflower heart in its magazine as a project. I immediately thought of Ukraine and bought it. While browsing, I found three more I really liked and now own. Need to start the Ukraine ones soon, especially since the stitch guide is out in the ANG magazine for the sunflower one.