Hotel De La Poste

38 Rue Georges Clemenceau, Falaise, Basse-Normandie, Normandy, 14700, France | Hotel

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Caen: Walking in the Footsteps of Excellence

A travel blog entry by t-todd

... was so much to see that I only got to see the Medieval sights. Which is fine with me, because it gives me an excuse to go back.

I took the train to Caen. It only took a little over an hour. At the train station I bought a 24 hour bus/tram ticket for only 3 euros. It allowed me to take the bus and tram with unlimited access all over the city. I figured this would come in handy. And I was right: it did. And in the train station I met a very nice girl from ...

A D-Day Education in Caen

A travel blog entry by reyna.jenkyns

... the same time period nearly 1000 years ago.

There are still a few charming pedestrian-friendly streets with older buildings near the Men's Abbey. There is also a good cluster of restaurants facing the canal; we dined here one evening on pat�s (turkey, duck & beef), a pork special, apple cider and calvados.

The area around our hotel La Consigne was a little more ...

Recht naar onder.

A travel blog entry by fernand.ooms

... 12 euro. Als nagerecht 5 bollen ijs.
En nu allemaal op tijd naar bed na deze toch wel vermoeiende dag.

Maandag 10 September.
Antran - Charroux 104km - totaal;1035km.
Ontbijt hier ook genomen in de gite. Om 8h15' vertrokken. Gelukkig zag ik na 200 meter dat ik mijn drinkbussen vergeten was op de kamer.
Na 4km in Chatellerault was er nog werk te doen. Winkelen, stempel halen in het stadhuis, fietswinkel zoeken(maar was gesloten), ...

Road To Falaise - Taking Care of Business

A travel blog entry by ehjelter

... shaped edifice that overlooks the main highway running south of Caen. It was defended by the 1st Leibstandarte Adolph Hitler (LAH), a powerful and experienced unit which had just destroyed one of the finer formations in the British Army on July 18. Integrated with the 1st LAH was the nemesis of the 2nd Canadian Corps, the 12th SS and Kurt Meyer (described in an earlier blog entry). Unfortunately, the contest during the next week would not favour the Canadians. The embattled ...

The Falaise Gap

A travel blog entry by rlcodling

... actually took some time to talk to us in detail about what the area experience during the battle. I would definitely return if I am ever in that area again.

What we wanted to do next was find the Tiger Tank that is located in Vimoutiers. It is parked along side of the road in a small park setting, and all we knew it was in Vimoutiers! It couldn’t be that hard to find! From the museum, we head slightly north-east again, not sure what route ...