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re: Headed to Normandy
Posted on 10/30/25 at 7:39 pm to red sox fan 13
Posted on 10/30/25 at 7:39 pm to red sox fan 13
quote:I did this with my dad about 10 years ago. Definitely something I’ll remember the rest of my life.
Overlord Tours is great, highly recommend. I
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Posted on 10/30/25 at 8:10 pm to Hoovertigah
When are you going? I did a d-day tour with a guy named Elwood who was awesome. This was 18 years ago and I think he still does them. By far the coolest thing we did. Do the private tour if you can swing it.
D-Day Battle Tours
D-Day Battle Tours
Posted on 10/30/25 at 8:12 pm to Lou Loomis
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There is a lot more to the war than what you saw in Band of Brothers
Well, no shite.
That just happens to be the part of the war I’m most interested in.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 9:00 pm to Hoovertigah
All those suggestions are good. Read D-Day by Steven Ambrose. Best book ever written about that one day that changed the world. American cemetery is a must, Point Du Hoc and its history is explained in that book. The docks at Aromanches was critical. Probably misspelled that. The Canadian Memorial was eye opening and very well done. Go to as many museums as you can. I did not take a formal tour and spent 4 days exploring. Want to go back and spend at least a week. Do a guided tour one day then explore on your own if you habe time.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 9:24 pm to Hoovertigah
Definately a thumbs up.. Have a great time... Jelly over here.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 9:49 pm to Hoovertigah
You’ve already gotten the correct responses here I’m going to assume.
Low tide. Sunrise, Sunset. Cemetery
They are kind people there. And grateful 81 years and several generations later. A tourist town sure, but it will change your mind on ‘em as long as you stay on the coast.
Low tide. Sunrise, Sunset. Cemetery
They are kind people there. And grateful 81 years and several generations later. A tourist town sure, but it will change your mind on ‘em as long as you stay on the coast.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 9:52 pm to Hoovertigah
Pay the money for a guide. It’s worth it. Trying to get around by yourself is a pain
Posted on 10/31/25 at 1:22 pm to alajones
Take every bit of advice in this thread, extend your stay and do it all! I mentioned Mont St Michel earlier, because most people were naturally focusing on WW2 sights. I do feel I would be remiss to say the American cemetery is one of the most emotionally moving experiences you can have. There is a perfect little museum there before you entered the actual burial ground. It really helps to put into context what you are about to experience. I’m f you don’t go there and leave proud to be an American then I don’t know what to tell you. The sacrifices made, the heroic acts, the humanity on display. It was all just an amazing thing to see.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:11 pm to slinger1317
So how many days to do all that has been listed by you and others?
Posted on 10/31/25 at 2:19 pm to Hoovertigah
Definitely don't take the black pill on Churchill / FDR and the Germans before you go. It ruins everything and you become jaded and cynical.
This post was edited on 10/31/25 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 10/31/25 at 4:45 pm to Hoovertigah
I was there in April of 2019. just weeks before the 75th anniversary of D Day.
We flew in to Paris and stayed there for a few days. Our first full day there was April 15. We watched the fire at Noter Dame Cathedral right from the beginning.
We got a rental car and drove to Bayeux and stayed there for four days, one of which was Easter Sunday. . I highly recommend staying in Bayeux. It is a quaint little town with good restaurants. It is the only major town around there that was not bombed in the war, so the Old Town and cathedral are still intact. We stayed at Hotel d'Argouges, a small B&B type of place that was very nice.
We toured the Normandy Beaches with Overlord Tours out of Bayeux. I recommend them highly.
One day we took a day trip to Mont St. Michel which was a unique and impressive sight to see.
We drove back to Paris and stayed there for a few more days before flying home.
Wonderful trip.
Visiting the D Day beaches was an incredible experience.
Give us a report.
We flew in to Paris and stayed there for a few days. Our first full day there was April 15. We watched the fire at Noter Dame Cathedral right from the beginning.
We got a rental car and drove to Bayeux and stayed there for four days, one of which was Easter Sunday. . I highly recommend staying in Bayeux. It is a quaint little town with good restaurants. It is the only major town around there that was not bombed in the war, so the Old Town and cathedral are still intact. We stayed at Hotel d'Argouges, a small B&B type of place that was very nice.
We toured the Normandy Beaches with Overlord Tours out of Bayeux. I recommend them highly.
One day we took a day trip to Mont St. Michel which was a unique and impressive sight to see.
We drove back to Paris and stayed there for a few more days before flying home.
Wonderful trip.
Visiting the D Day beaches was an incredible experience.
Give us a report.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 4:55 pm to Hoovertigah
Obviously do all of the WW2 parts that are recommended above as priority #1.
Honfleur is a very cool city to visit and eat dinner. The prop was invented there.
Etretat to see the white cliffs that Monet painted.
Fecamp for the Benedictine monastery where some baller brandy is made.
Drive through the countryside on your way.
Honfleur is a very cool city to visit and eat dinner. The prop was invented there.
Etretat to see the white cliffs that Monet painted.
Fecamp for the Benedictine monastery where some baller brandy is made.
Drive through the countryside on your way.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 7:35 pm to Hoovertigah
Definitely do a tour or multiple ones with a guide. The American cemetery, the museum at Arromanches and the longues (German gun bunkers), Pont du Hoc, are a must. St Mere Elise and Eglise St Come St Damien in Angovile, So very humbling to see first hand where so many fought for all our freedoms, and to free Europe from fascism.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 7:48 pm to slinger1317
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Yes, spend a day or so in Bayeux. Charming town.
Agree, we actually stayed in Bayeux for our visit. The British cemetery was particularly moving. The headstones contained personal messages from the parents, and the young ages of those troops brings you to tears.
Posted on 10/31/25 at 7:50 pm to Hoovertigah
Just glad Hitler didn't listen to Rommel.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 8:58 am to Hoovertigah
Bring some layers with you. It is windy, and chilly, even in June with we went. in addition to obvious history. Rouen, Bayeux, St. Mere Eglise (don't miss this town), Point Du Hoc, Omaha Beach, Utah beach, list goes on and on. Hope you have a car or van tour, much easier to soak in than having to drive/park/navigate.
Normandy oysters are fantastic, bread and particularly the butter there is fantastic and make sure you have an almond croissant.
The land is beautiful, the sites are humbling, and the people are very, very friendly towards Americans (in my experience).
Normandy oysters are fantastic, bread and particularly the butter there is fantastic and make sure you have an almond croissant.
The land is beautiful, the sites are humbling, and the people are very, very friendly towards Americans (in my experience).
Posted on 11/1/25 at 9:24 am to Hoovertigah
Why don’t you ask to travel board if you have a travel question?
OT stands for off-topic
OT stands for off-topic
Posted on 11/1/25 at 9:28 am to slinger1317
yes, see the Bayeux Tapestry. 230 foot long story of the 1016 Norman Conquest. Visit the US cemetery of course. But also visit the English and German cemeteries which are all so different. Don't go to just the water's edge but walk into the water as far as you dare and then look back. Private guide by car is a great way to do it. Go see Utah, Omaha, Point Du Hoc. Warning, the US cemetery is an incredible gut wrenching visit. Might be the most important trip one will ever make.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 9:40 am to duckblind56
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Are you going with a large tour group, or own your own. Hopefully on your own and won't be rushed to get from place to place that the tours tend to do.
1. Prepare your heart, the landing zones and especially the cemetery are very humbling and touching.
2. Stand in one of the German machine gun bunkers, look down at the waters edge where the amazingly brave US soldiers were running out of the Higgins boats and try to imagine how even a single US soldier survived with an MG-42 firing 1200 rounds per minute of hell down on them.
3. Stand on the beach and look up at where the Germans were dug in, then try to imagine the fear the US soldiers felt.
4. Check out the cliffs the Rangers scaled while the Germans were firing down on them an dropping grenades on their heads.
5. Finish at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Take your time to walk around and let it sink in just how many white crosses are there (9,388), and each cross represents a brave American soldier that gave his life to help free Europe of the nazi terror.
6. Bring something to wipe the tears from your eyes, bow your head while there and tell all 9,388 that gave all, THANK YOU.
Posted on 11/1/25 at 10:29 am to Hoovertigah
Don't get stuck in the mud and buy a frog clicker.
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