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Advice Please - Normandy Tour, June 6th, 2019
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| 8 Nov 2018
| PeteePie
Posted on 11/08/2018 4:35:40 PM PST by PeteePie
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My dad fought in the South of France, the 2nd D-Day and all the way through to Germany as part of the 3rd Army. Yep, he met Patton. I am a student of WWII history and am intent on maximizing this op. Thank you!
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posted on
11/08/2018 4:35:40 PM PST
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PeteePie
To: PeteePie
With just a little effort, you can plan your own trip unless you cant physically handle traveling on your own.
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posted on
11/08/2018 4:40:13 PM PST
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WASCWatch
To: PeteePie
Not having any special knowledge here all I'd recommend is that you carefully research the subject in the 6+ months you have.Of course there are sure to be Freepers who can give you valuable,specific advice and there will be many other sources of good info.I wonder if the VFW might be a good place to check.
I've often given thought to touring one,or more,of the historic cemeteries in northern France so I'll be watching this thread.
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posted on
11/08/2018 4:45:48 PM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
(I've Never Owned Slaves...You've Never Picked Cotton.End Of "Discussion".)
To: WASCWatch
Thanks, I can definitely handle the hiking and would prefer to plan my own trip. The prices for guided tours are insane! Besides, I know enough about what happened to be a guide, rather than be guided. I can plot my course but have never been to France. We’re coming via London and would like to hear anyone else’s experience with local accommodations, car rental, dealing with French people, etc.
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11/08/2018 4:48:36 PM PST
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PeteePie
(Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people - Proverbs 14:34)
To: PeteePie
Back in 2006, I visited Paris specifically to tour the D-Day beaches. I used AAA for my travel plans as I was also going to be going on a 23 day bus tour of the British Isles. AAA made arrangements for a tour with Grayline. I stayed at a hotel on the Rue de Rivoli, and only had to walk a few blocks to the pick-up site. There was mostly Americans on the tour, and it was a very enjoyable time. They provided a nice hot lunch at the museum in Caen. Here's a link to the Grayline site:
Grayline
If you are interested in the Battle of Hastings 1066, you might also want take a tour to view the Bayeaux Tapestry. I never got to see if, and I would have also enjoyed visiting Mont Saint Michel. Grayline was offering tours of those back in 2006 too.
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posted on
11/08/2018 4:52:23 PM PST
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mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: PeteePie
We took the tour about four years ago. Theres a travel agency right near the Louve that has tours in all directions. We took another tour, one day, to a chalet south of Paris. I wish I could remember the name of the tourist agency but its quite handy, friendly, and does high-volume business.
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11/08/2018 4:52:40 PM PST
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choctaw man
(Good ole Andrew Jackson, or You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma...)
To: PeteePie
To: PeteePie
Forgot to mention you can always check Trip Advisor, and read the various reviews of the tours offered:
Trip Advisor - Normandy
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11/08/2018 4:55:01 PM PST
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mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: choctaw man
Bring tissues. I cried myself silly through the entire tour. Surprisingly the German cemetery was very interesting and beautiful.
Point Du Hoc with the bomb craters still intact was powerful.
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11/08/2018 4:55:24 PM PST
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Josa
To: PeteePie
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11/08/2018 4:59:03 PM PST
by
DocRock
(And now is the time to fight! Peter Muhlenberg)
To: PeteePie
I suspect that your dad might actually have been in the 7th Army rather than the 3rd. D-Day for the 7th Army was August 15, along the French Riviera.
Patton had commanded the 7th in North Africa and Sicily, but had been replaced by Sandy Patch before the invasion of the south of France. Patton’s 3rd Army landed on the Normandy coast in July 1944, about a month after the Normandy invasion. Familiar history to me because my 98 yr old father was an officer in the 7th Army, from North Africa up to the end of the war.
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posted on
11/08/2018 5:01:25 PM PST
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Pelham
(Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
To: PeteePie
We did the Day Tour from Paris.
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posted on
11/08/2018 5:01:30 PM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Josa
I could have spent all day at the American Cemetery, just reading all the tombstones.
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11/08/2018 5:02:14 PM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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That place put a serious lump in my throat.
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11/08/2018 5:04:30 PM PST
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TADSLOS
(I hate Russian Dolls. They are so full of themselves.)
To: PeteePie
I also recommend you watch The Longest Day just before you go.
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11/08/2018 5:04:34 PM PST
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DocRock
(And now is the time to fight! Peter Muhlenberg)
To: TADSLOS
Especially thinking now they very well might have died in vain seeing where this country is headed.
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posted on
11/08/2018 5:05:22 PM PST
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: PeteePie
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posted on
11/08/2018 5:05:39 PM PST
by
Bon mots
To: dfwgator
Yeah...depressing to think about.
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posted on
11/08/2018 5:06:35 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
(I hate Russian Dolls. They are so full of themselves.)
To: PeteePie
You have plenty of time to plan your trip. Could Airbnb to find lodging on your trip. You can communicate with your potential hosts on the best places to see and visit. Can be a great experience getting to know the locals.
You can arrange your own travel arrangements; and not be stuck with an itenerary forced on you. You can probably plan your own for 1/3 the price.
My older son planned a golf trip to Scotland three years ago for 10 guys. They all saved a boatload of money and he basically went for free and put $1,000 in his pocket. He met a number of people if he could plan future golf trips for them and buddies/clients, etc. figures he can net $1,500/person and save them half.
To: PeteePie
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posted on
11/08/2018 5:08:41 PM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(The democrats' national goal: One world social-communism under one world religion: Atheistic Islam.)
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