Today, shortly after we departed Paris, our pilot announced a special treat for passengers on the right side of the plane (not me, unfortunately 🙁) - on this, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, they would be able to clearly see the beaches of Normandy for about 5 minutes. I believe that many of the rest of us breathed a silent thank-you to the soldiers (very few still living) who risked or lost their lives there.
On a related note, our flight was delayed over an hour because the flight crew's shuttle was stuck in a traffic jam for 3 hours caused by motorcades for Biden and other prime ministers, presidents and monarchs who were on their way to the commemorations. A delay is a small price to pay ... no, it's no price to pay for their sacrifice and for our freedom.
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