Did you see, in Normandy, in the villages south of the beach, in the churches, where the stained glass windows had been blown out by the German army, they were replaced with stained galas windows with images of Airborne paratroopers coming down like angels?
Saw all those.
Visiting with a tour group has advantages if you’ve never been there. There are disadvantages, though.
Our bus passed quite a few museums I wished we’d been able to visit, and there were locations where I wish we could’ve spent more time.
So, two years later, I went back by myself. I took the ferry to Cherbourg and rented a car. I was able to visit where I wanted, when I wanted, as often as I wanted, for as long as I wanted. I confined my travels to Normandy only, and spent ten days exploring. And I got to visit all the museums. There are quite a few. The best part of the trip was being completely alone in the Cemetery for almost an hour early in the morning. It was unforgettable.
Two years after that, I spent ten days in Bastogne.
I went back to Normandy a year later and found more out-of-the-way battle sites. If it wasn’t so difficult to post pictures on FR, I’d post pictures.