Paris to Normandy

The only thing we knew about Europe we learned from National Lampoon's European Vacation. A classic piece of cinematic history combining culture, history,comedy and family fun. We aspired to the greatness of Griswold and found so much more. Relive our ...

Ok after 2 week delay we have new flight tickets. The whole trip has been turned backwards. The gracious host that we will be staying with part of the time have changed our dates without difficulty (THANK YOU). We will be starting out in an apartment for ...

... 't even left and I wish we had more time in France. I have to remind myself that this was supposed to be a "short" visit to Paris, not the whole country. But what about Loire, Champagne, Provence, and all the others? For now, we'll do a mad drive over ...

After having planned a 5 day trip to Paris, my roommate Dan (Nashie) said there was an extra seat in a car hire for the weekend before so, I decided to go along and visit Paris twice in one week.

... visit Normandy, and the various historical sites of the Normandy Invasion otherwise known as D-Day. My Mom - well, she loves Paris, and was also interested in seeing Normandy. Me? I like France, a lot. I like history, I like to drive, and I love Paris too. ...

Here is a journal of my travels throughout Europe. I am on a foreign study program through Augustana College for Fall Term. I hope you enjoy reading about my adventures!

My time living in the Bohemian Bourgeois area of Rue des Martyrs in the 9th Arondissement of Paris.

... we visited Leeds Castle and Dover. After a week in the Netherlands we cruised down the coast to Bruges and Normandy, before spending a few days in Paris as the yacht traveled down to Bordeaux, to begin Part 2 of our travels in Southern Europe. I never ...

... ! I will update this more but I want to get you caught up..........Trevor and I spend the next two days driving to the Normandy beaches and touring the site, an amazing experience. We are able to see where the U Boats open there doors on that ...

Or Alternatively Strolling the Beaches at Normandy: An American in  "Village Famille Vacances" Living in Paris in the summer is something that must be experienced to be understood.  There is an ebb and flow to activities that have a ...

... that I'm surprised to find myself enjoying. So then we come to the weekend yet again. This weekend Stanford in Paris went on our Bing trip to Normandy. (You gotta love the Bings.) So after a 2 hour bus ride from Paris on Friday afternoon we arrived ...

... ; And there again, there would be people interested in our ship and waving and asking questions. We saw the battlefields at Normandy, palaces, beautiful gardens, sidewalk cafes, and ate wonderful food.  One of favorite places was the charming fishing ...

So... Friday after Bastille Day J-Lew and I headed out on the motorcycle to Normandy to see the D-Day beaches and memorials. A new rear tire and an oil change later we were in Bayeux, France enjoying the British Memorial and a good meal. Our trip ...

... listened to The Greatest Generation written by Tom Brokaw to get some background. We felt a bit better prepared as we arrived in Normandy. We were staying near to Sword beach, in the middle of the landing beaches in a small hotel within sight of the ...

... 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 hauler and a picture of the open road ahead on the return trip to Paris by ...

... at several of the other houses on the grounds and I can't think of a nicer place to stay for our trip to Normandy. We asked about visiting Mont St Michel and after getting directions we headed off. We arrived at about 6PM and gazed in ...