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D-day
An early start today as we had a 4 hour drive up to Normandy before we even got to our first destination for the day. Not surprisingly in this part of France, all major roads lead to Paris and despite asking Tom to take us another way, we realised too late that we were headed for the Peripherique around Paris. This was the point at which Matt and …
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Nothing Like Being There
... was impossible, they built the Atlantic Wall all along the west coast of Europe. Did you know there are 77.000 German soldiers buried in Normandy? Even though the allies lost a lot of men, the Germans suffered the most casualties. I hope each of you get to visit this site at some point in your life. We as Americans owe a huge debt to the families of the young men who fought for our freedoms.
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Normandy
... streets and dozens of cafés right on the water. We stopped for a quick coffee and made our dutiful emptied our wallets during a quick shopping spree before hitting the road for Rouen. Once in the big city (using these terms loosely), we gave ourselves a tour of the Joan of Arc sights, the major cathedrals, and--most importantly--the pastry shops. It's shameful to admit the number of patisseries we visited, but ...
EURO-RAIL Adventure - Normandy
... in hostels and hiking everywhere, Lorraine and Bill will do everything they did except we'll stay in hotels and when need be, rent a car.
0940 - 16 October 2011 - Easyjet (Naples to Paris)
1251 - 16 October 2011 - Train to from Paris to Bayeux
Upon arriving in Bayeux, Normandy, we checked into the B&B "Hotel Poppa" located in downtown Bayeux. The ...
Beautiful Bayeux
... the one way tour brought us out where we started and back down through the street. A truly amazing place which has stood on its lofty perch for many centuries as the tide comes in around it every day. We had visited St. Michael’s Mount in England modelled on its French counterpart but now we have seen the real thing and it blew us away. On the walk back to our car we were literally blown away as the winds reached gale force! Our car was still above water ...


