A day by the Sea This time.... a little bit more on the culture side of life....I also took the time to post some message in the bottle to a special someone.

Posted: July 28th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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Next stop was two overnight specialities..... Honfleur and Mont St MichelIt took forever for us to find our accomodataion in Honfluer. When we finally found it we discovered it was a Bed and Breakfast that was in it's beginnings. Run by an english couple that welcomed us into their homes and were very friendly but for the price we paid the room was very basic and could not be reached without a car

Posted: July 10th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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So today was a day I had been pretty excited about for a while. Going on a tour of the DDay beaches out in Normandy. For whatever reason I have kind of turned into a bit of a history buffnerd on this subject and wanted to go out to the area to check it out and pay my respects at the American cemertary to all the soldiers we lost that day. Unfortunately it's a two hour train ride out to the to

Posted: July 6th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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We took the OmahaUtah full day tour given by Overlord Tours. Our guide Alain Chesnel has a passion for the events of the liberation his father had been a resistance fighter and he took us to many sites unavailable to the general public. On such a beautiful day in the green meadows and wide beaches it was hard to imagine the horror and bloodshed of those times but Alain made history come ali

Posted: May 20th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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Flew in from NYC to CDG pick up rental car and drive out to the coast. Check into the Churchill Hotel in the middle of Bayeux within walking distance of the cathedral and the tapistry museum. Take a walk around the beautiful town with it's flowery canals and charming little lanes and then have a nice dinner at La Fringale before heading for bed.

Posted: May 16th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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JUNO BEACH NORMANDY Day 8Since I am now in a very small town there are only a few buses that come and take you to the DDay beaches. The first leaves at 12noon so that is the one I took out. Now to return I would have to wait until 5.30pm which wouldnrsquot be a problem because there is a good size Canadian museum at Juno Beach which has films

Posted: April 18th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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On our merry travels again decided we would follow the coast and check out some scenery even managed to miss the toll roads Route 1 Honfleur via cash pointvery expensive place 2 Caen3 Mount St Michaels wonderfull sight as you drive along the coast and a must visit if any of you are passing by. These french monks certainly put modern builders to shame. What a stunning monastry and small tow

Posted: April 1st, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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Bonjour Ca va Je suis magnifique merci beaucoupSo there we were leaving the City of Lights behind and just about as walkedout as we could be. It was really nice to spend a couple of days in a campsite with access to a laundry and an information desk full of power points to charge our seemingly endless batteries. But at euro21.50 a day it was starting to break our budget. HahaSo off we

Posted: March 10th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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With our bags packed we load everything into the Ford Cmax our rental car for the next five days. The next challenge to figure out how to use the Sat Nav. We get the hang of it eventually and head away from Rotterdam and towards Lieden where we make a short pit stop to pick up costumes for a New Years fancy dress party later in our trip. Safely avoiding the canals which are freaky to try a

Posted: March 9th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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BAYEUX Day 7Not too much to mention today. I got up early and beelined it for the train station so that I could catch one of the 3 trains to Bayeux Normandy. In the train station I kept hearing the bell they sound before they make an announcement. Now I kept thinking it sounded familiar and then it hit me. It sounded just like the music they play o

Posted: March 8th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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MONT ST. MICHEL Day 9Got the super early train to Pontorson so that I could visit Mont St. Michel. Before I forgot to comment on an important matter dogs are allowed to ride the train in Europe. All over the place I keep seeing dogs on the trains and not just little ones either. I like it Dogs should be able to ride whatever train they want to. Ba

Posted: March 6th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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281209Today I went to the Mont Saint Michel with Jean Luc Franoise's sister and her husband. It was pretty amazing Something you have to see photos of as I really can't describe it After walking througharound it we went to a creperie for lunch. The day would have been more enjoyable if I wasn't sick In the afternoon I went to the doctors and am now on antibiotics hoping to feel better f

Posted: March 5th, 2010 under Lower Normandy.
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