Culture Talk

D-Day beaches on the World Heritage List feels overdue

Saw the news that the five Normandy landing beaches made the list, along with Mount Olympus. Nearly two decades for the bid, apparently.

I teach a bit of history and I'm torn in a good way. On one hand it's not a 'beautiful monument' in the usual sense. On the other, that's kind of the point: some places matter because of what happened there, not how they look. Interesting that it was decided in Busan too.

Has anyone been? I've only seen Omaha in films.