A small group of us (Kim, Carnardly and me - we met AndrewC on about he third day, I think) set off from Cherbourg to Dieppe by bicycle some years ago. Imagine my surprise when we found ourselves cycling by the famed Normandy beaches on VE Day. Up to that point, I had no idea what time of year VE Day was, nor that we would meet a whole load of strange people dressed in period uniforms and driving period vehicles about. I thought it rather odd that no-one seemed to be dressed in the uniform of those who came second.
Many of the roads in the vicinity are named after people involved in the battle, but I have to say that I was less than convinced by the authenticity of Private C. O. Jones Boulevarde.