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D-Day Beaches
Jul 1, 2007
(28 photos)
"(S): The D-Day Beaches was our last stop on our 5 month long Great Escape. I had looked forward to this the entire time. My Pop, Milton Zimmer, was in the Army Signal Corps during ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
gr8escape
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Cars and Witches Hats, D-Day Beaches
Oct 13, 2006
(17 photos)
"An early start and it was time to start driving on the wrong side of the road. With the wrong side of the road came all the predicatble problems, widow wipers when you want indicat ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
catters
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Two Days in History
Oct 30, 2006
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"He Said: Shortly after I felt so much pride from my Bavarian ancestor's invention of Oktoberfest, I heard a quote from a German philosopher. He said it's ridiculous for a person to ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
the_stamms
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En route to France
May 11, 2001
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"[End of Trip Disclaimer: Now that we're home, my inclination is to edit this travelogue to fill in the blanks, add more sightseeing or historical details, correct my grammar, spell ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
janice
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A Thousand Years of History in One Morning
May 8, 2007
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"Waking up to dry skies but a constant threat of rain, we had breakfast at the hotel, then left on foot to go visit Bayeux. Always ahead of the game, I had bought in Mont St-Michel ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
hsb
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Landing in Normandy
Apr 15, 2008
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"This morning after a quick breakfast I headed for Normandy. I had two visits to make in this green and fertile region. I stopped for lunch at the town of Les Andelys which is right ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
joelmeeker
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Bayeux
Sep 25, 2007
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"It is official, it is time to me to go home. After arriving at this gorgeous little town with cobblestone streets, great food, and a beautiful church, to not be impressed(as ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
ericrg
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D day tour
Jul 19, 2006
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"From Bayeux you can choose from a few tours.. ours was incredible (though the heat is getting to us!!) The tour took us to these 5 locations: 1) Arromanches: a museum right on Gold ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
ryancanadian
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Omelettes and the Bayeux Tapestry
Mar 20, 2003
"Today we drove to Normandy. We saw the Bayeux Tapestry today, and tomorrow we'll go to the D-Day Beaches. The Bayeux Tapestry is amazing, it has lasted almost a thousand years afte ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
meridithabroad
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Normandy
Jun 28, 2005
"Made it after a long train ride to Bayeux, Normandy, France. The weather was unusually cool but a welcome break from the heat of the last few weeks. The town itself is lovely with ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
heatherthewhyte
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Bayeux: The epic midnight hike
Jun 5, 2008
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"I got off the train in good spirits and quickly found a sign pointing in the direction of "Operation Overlord: Landing Beaches". Well, the retard that installed these signs led me ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
dabassisst
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Normandy
May 18, 2006
"Bonjour! Yesterday I went to Omaha Beach and the American Cemetary there. It was a beautiful day near the beaches, however the cemetary was a haunting reminder of what happened on ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
grasimps
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Normandy
Nov 23, 2006
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"I left for Normandy in the arvo. Expected to get some sleep on the train but it was so packed i could barely find a seat. Had to ask this big guy to move his jacket so i could sit. ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
bharden
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the Great Northwest
Jun 19, 2005
"Hey everyone!! Chris and I are in Bayeux, France, a small town in the northwest area of the country called Normandie. Yesterday was the 18th of June. That morning, we woke up and t ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
rohanandchris
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A Taste of Normandy
Apr 28, 2007
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"Today I headed out of the city of Paris, into the small town environs of Bayeux in Normandy. Bayeux is the closest town to most of the D-Day beaches, and is one of the few to ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
dig_swashb
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Oops, I crepe'd my pants! Part Deux
May 21, 2005
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"After our initial day in Paris, we spent the next three doing day trips. May 20 - Trip to the Palace of Versailles Today we traveled to Versailles, about a 40 minute train ride wes ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
schmans1
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Camper & France
Apr 10, 2008
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"Our camper is everything we had hoped for and more, we have plenty of room and we are all unpacked, suitcases gone and are enjoying life on the road again. We stayed in Canterbury, ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
lisamurphy
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Bayeaux, France
Jun 12, 2008
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"After Mont St. Michel we moved onto Bayeux where we found a B&B in & 15th century home. Very friendly host, great breakfast & a lovely home. It's hard to think of homes still exist ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
travelmenu
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D-Day
Sep 29, 2007
"we left Paris Thursday with John, Amanda, and Krystalle, and took a train to Bayeux, just south of the D-Day beaches and the first town to be recaptured by the allies in WWII. ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
bradentaylor84
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Journal - Trip to Europe 2008
Aug 6, 2008
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"Funny thing happened tonight. I don't know if you know but europe always seems to have some tiff going between each country. North Belgium currently has a problem with south Belgiu ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
uwzero
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Wednesday: June 4th
Jun 11, 2008
"Planned to get up at 5 am today but heard Dad's alarm at 4 and never did go back to sleep! We all made it out of the apt ~6 am to make our way to St. Lazare station. When we got th ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
wendy2007
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Normandy
May 31, 2005
"Friday May 27, 2005 Once arriving in Amsterdam, we tried as always to figure out how to get out. The ticket agent was quite rude in telling us that we had no chance to get good tra ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
merse
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Impossibly beautiful
Jun 6, 2007
"Another day, another country. We arrived in Cherbourgh, FRance with my super tired face on as I had just slept on the floor of a ferry all night. The chairs that were provided were ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
beautiful_freak
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Normandy cont.
Jul 20, 2005
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"Here are some photos of the Omaha Beach site showing the bunkers atop the cliffs which overlook the beach. There are also a few more extra pics from the trip including a troop haul ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
trevor.ajn2
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A Time for Reflection
Feb 23, 2008
(40 photos)
" My last full day in Paris wasn't actually spent in Paris. Going to Bayeux, I had perhaps the jerkiest train ride I have ever taken. Bayeux is a town that is famous for ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
w.zahn
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D-day beaches and memorials
Jun 23, 2004
"20th Century European History (Wars et all) has always grabbed my attention. I definitely wanted to visit the famous war sights while I was in France and they turned out to be some ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
rosey
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Bayeux
Nov 16, 2006
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"Bayeux and Normandy ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
ashortle
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Normandie
Dec 27, 2005
"Some rest in Normandie Familie parties !!!! Igloo building! ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
teneniele
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William's conquests
Nov 27, 2006
"Went exploring in the car today, trying to see the cliffs around Etretat in Normandy, but due to the shocking road signs got to Fecamp, saw the sea, and ran for the more major road ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
gointravelin
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Beaches of Normandy
Aug 6, 2006
"This will be the last update from Europe as we will be departing for Dublin and then home in two days. We really can´t believe that it has been this long, but we´re both excited to ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
uvanmathias
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Back on American soil
Apr 1, 2008
(73 photos)
""The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you...I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
jasonandsarah
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D-Day beach
Aug 26, 1999
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"I woke up and took the breakfast without paying it and afterwards I left, crossing the whole city till the suburb and within 2 cars I was at the beach at Hermanville-sur-mer (Sword ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
maplefanta
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Travel to Bayeux France
Jul 10, 2007
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"July 10th. Day of travel. Poole to London to Paris to Bayeux via rail. The Eurostar train from London to Paris is sweet. Great food, service, comfortable seats, power outlets if yo ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
asteyskal
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Normandy and Chateaux Area
Jun 2, 2005
""Warning: this is a Kev Novel" Caught a train to Bayeux to go see the Normandy Beaches, trains are fun as we didn't have a timetable and most french don't seem to like speaking Eng ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
fritter
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Normandy
May 22, 2006
"With my Paris schedule revolving around seeing the Louvre on Wednesday night, I decided to make today another travel day, this time out to the Normandy Coast. I had checked train d ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
sjg209
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Arrival In Bayeux
Jun 3, 2007
"Arrival In Bayeux The Chateau is unbelievable with green lawns, the lake and swans and the tall trees all different colours. The countryside is beautiful with all the spring ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
riester
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We have arrived!
Jul 3, 2008
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"Bon Jour from France! We arrived at 8:20 A.M. Paris time yesterday after an 8 hr. flight from Chicago. No problems with customs. We were upgraded two levels at Avis for ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
lkooistra
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Bayeux
Jun 7, 2006
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"We took the train from Paris to Bayeux and are headed to the small town (nearby) called Planquery (Edith Piaf was raised there & her grave is there too). We stayed with Roel & Pia ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
vvanwie
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Bayeux Tapestry
Sep 3, 2004
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"Rolled up somewhere deep inside the cathedral, a long-lost, almost 1000-year-old pictorial record of the Battle of Hastings of 1066, the "tapestry" was found just a ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
stevelegassick
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History or Mine?
Sep 12, 2006
"I decided to do a one last trip around Europe before I go home. I thought Two weeks would give me plenty of time to see the must sees that i haven't yet accomplished. The thing is, ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
ynyn17
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Bayeux
Sep 10, 2008
"Drive to Bayeux, approximate driving time 1h 15m Explore Bayeux ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
space12
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french keyboqrds qre zeird
May 12, 2006
"Wow, it's the land before internet. There's exactly one public computer for internet access in Bayeux, and it's in the post office for (only!) 4 euros an hour. For that reason, com ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
fbombmoe
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A Taste of Normandy
Sep 24, 2006
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"Whew! After a four hour -- make that six hour with navigation errors -- drive from Brugge to Bayeux, we walked around this town that was spared the destruction that most of the tow ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
travelingbells
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normandy
Jul 21, 2003
"rented a car and drove to normandy for the wedding. had a great time. ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
yozhik_v_lesu
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Bayeux and the Beachs of Normandy
Jan 28, 2006
"i've spent quite a bit of time in France lately and am now writing this from Brussels, Belgium. It's been a while since i last wrote, but i think that it's just something that my p ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
tylerj
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D-Day Beaches
Jan 21, 2007
"The little medieval town of Bayeux, was probably one of the highlights of my journey in Europe. The museum in town houses the Bayeux tapestry, which chronicles the Norman inv ..."
A travel blog entry from Bayeux by
dragland
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