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re: Headed to Normandy
Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:02 pm to Thracken13
Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:02 pm to Thracken13
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you are the Dollar Tree El Gaucho
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Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:07 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Why
It’s the cross style.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:13 pm to UptownJoeBrown
319 Gliderman
My grandpa was in the 82nd Airborne and flew in the gliders. The website has a story about them and some pictures included.
My grandpa was in the 82nd Airborne and flew in the gliders. The website has a story about them and some pictures included.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:23 pm to Hoovertigah
Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:37 pm to Hoovertigah
These are fantastic answers. I will only have two full days and plan to stay in Bayeux. Me oh myeux.
I have a guide and will be by myself. Stoked. Supposed to be misting rain and 60 degrees. Should be great.
I have a guide and will be by myself. Stoked. Supposed to be misting rain and 60 degrees. Should be great.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:41 pm to 777Tiger
This. Because if you listen to the libtards, Nazis are alive and doing terrible things.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:45 pm to LSU0358
Angoville-au-Plain-- There is chapel that was used as an aid station
There are still blood stains on the pews --awesome site
Off the beaten path behind UTAH Beach
There are still blood stains on the pews --awesome site
Off the beaten path behind UTAH Beach
Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:46 pm to yakster
While in Bayeaux, take an hour or two to see the Bayeaux Tapestry.
If you are not moved walking through the American Cemetery, something's wrong with you.
The British cemeteries are interesting as they are much more numerous and somewhat different from the American.
If you are not moved walking through the American Cemetery, something's wrong with you.
The British cemeteries are interesting as they are much more numerous and somewhat different from the American.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:46 pm to TigerintheNO
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always want to go to mont st michel
Mont St Michel is worth the trip. Especially if you have any interest at all in Medieval history. Put it on your list.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 6:24 pm to Hoovertigah
We were there in September. As others have said the American Cemetery is emotionally moving. I tried to learn as much as I could about what went on at Normandy before we went. I am glad I did. If you haven't seen Band of Brothers I recommend watching it before you go. I will always remember visiting Normandy.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 6:34 pm to Hoovertigah
Went in early fall 2006, with my parents and grandparents. My paternal grandfather landed on Utah Beach, and my grandmother was a British War Bride and RAF veteran. As a Marine veteran it was surreal to stand on the beach with my grandfather and my dad (a National Guard and Army Reserve retiree). We crossed the channel on the ferry from Portsmouth, where my grandparents met in a Pub (that is sadly a parking lot now), to Caen. We stayed at the Lion d'Or in Bayeux. There was a good museum in Bayeux, and of course go see the Bayeux Tapestry. There are tiny museums everywhere, and my grandfather wasn't allowed to pay for entry into any of them, or for a meal at any restaurant. The cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer is a must, and be prepared for the wind. I'm a pretty picky eater, so while breakfasts were fantastic, the dinner and supper choices were pretty suspect. We had an amazing 2-day tour but that was nearly 20 years ago, so I can't remember who with.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 6:46 pm to Hoovertigah
Read up on and go see the XYZ complex. When you see what Harrison Summers accomplished almost entirely by himself, you’ll be amazed.
Also go see Pegasus Bridge and the bridge at La Fiere. It was a tiny little bridge where a fierce battle took place.
Also go see Pegasus Bridge and the bridge at La Fiere. It was a tiny little bridge where a fierce battle took place.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 6:50 pm to TheFonz
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like to visit Normandy, places in the Netherlands where Market Garden occurred, go through the Ardennes into Germany, and make my way down to Bavaria.
There is a lot more to the war than what you saw in Band of Brothers.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 7:13 pm to Hoovertigah
Went a couple of years ago as a week post-cruise extension. Based in Bayeux and did day trips to the beaches. A drive over to Mont-Saint-Michel is not to be missed. As was the day trip to Honfleur.
One of our best trips ever.
Selected Photos
One of our best trips ever.
Selected Photos
Posted on 10/30/25 at 7:17 pm to TigerintheNO
I went a month ago and it’s amazing in person. Inside the walls were packed with people, like can’t walk crowded. Highly recommend seeing it in person and getting there early before the tour busses arrive
Posted on 10/30/25 at 7:18 pm to Hoovertigah
I can’t fathom the country we were and the one I wake up to every morning.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 7:22 pm to Nole Man
Mont-Saint-Michel is definitely worth the visit. Try your hardest to get there before the tour busses start to pull in at 11 AM, aim for 8 or 9 am. Don’t bother wasting time eating there also as right down the road from the parking lots are other restaurants. Rush to the top abbey and enjoy the sights without being in a mass crowd
Posted on 10/30/25 at 7:26 pm to tiggah1981
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take in all the anti american graffiti in neighboring towns
I was there this past July. Passed many houses flying American flags.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 7:28 pm to BR Tiger
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Mont St Michel is worth the trip. Especially if you have any interest at all in Medieval history. Put it on your list.
Mont St Michel was stunning to walk up to. Really cool area. But that was the weirdest “church” I’ve ever been in.
Posted on 10/30/25 at 7:38 pm to Hoovertigah
Overlord Tours is great, highly recommend. If you stay in Caen, that's more of a city with amenities, Bayeux is a town. The train ride between the two is like 15 minutes. King Marcel is a great French chain in Caen that I miss. When you're in France, learn some very basic French (Bonjour, Bonsoir, Parlez vous anglais, je ne parle pas francais) (Good day, good evening, do you speak English, I don't speak French). If you use a little French, people are nice. Also, another poster said take sand but I'm pretty sure that's illegal. I took some pebbles back when I went but they also have cool gift shops that sell WW2 memorabilia.
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