We will be in each place 4 days over March Break. I was wondering what the “highlights” are, and what is overrated. Also, in Paris we might take a day trip to Normandy, but I was wondering if there were another nice place like this closer to Paris, or about the same distance. For London, is it worth going out to the countryside, if just for one night? If so, what would be a good spot to go/stay? Since we are in both places for such a short time, I know days will be jam-packed so please, feel free to post as much as possible. It would be better to keep things cheap, but if there was 1 or 2 big-ticket places, that would be fine.
Thank you!

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Posted: April 5th, 2010 under Normandy FAQ.
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Hi All,
Have a trip to London and Normandy planned next week. I am from Canada and the car rental/booking phone lines are all seperate.
I’m wondering if anyone had any experiences renting a car in London and driving it into France. I’ve been planning on driving to Normandy. Will return the car back in London. Don’t have access to overseas calling at the moment so can’t call the office in question personally

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Posted: February 18th, 2010 under Normandy FAQ.
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I want to vacation there a few days while I’m studying abroad in London. We have a 5 day mini vacation when we are let go in Normandy France. What would be the most cost efficient and easy way to get there for a first timer in Europe?

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Posted: January 16th, 2010 under Normandy FAQ.
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Posted: December 22nd, 2009 under French Cuisine.
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