We've visited the WWII Museum multiple times...

Dec 18, 2024
9:52:00pm

cajuncoug All-American

Our go-to spot for guests visiting New Orleans, and we just visited a couple months ago. I've read several of Ambrose's books on D-Day, WWII, so I'd love to see some of those sites, Bastogne chief among them.

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Best way to see Normandy/WWII sites?

cajuncoug

Dec 18, 9:10pm

What we did

Future_Tacos

Dec 18, 9:14pm

Did it last year in conjunction w/Seine cruise. Had a full day giuded excursion

Forzaitalia

Dec 18, 9:37pm

Took train from Paris to Caan for a couple days then took a coach to Normandy for tour of several sites but

Soupie

Dec 18, 9:14pm

I agree with this

Future_Tacos

Dec 18, 9:15pm

Did you book the tour(s) separately?

cajuncoug

Dec 18, 9:18pm

Depended on what we were doing. This trip was for 40 people so yes, we booked it very much in advance

Soupie

Dec 18, 9:38pm

I used to live there. Good choice.

Zooropa

Dec 18, 9:14pm

By the way, if you're really into WWII and do Bastogne, it's a real geographic

Zooropa

Dec 18, 9:42pm

We've visited the WWII Museum multiple times...

cajuncoug

Dec 18, 9:52pm

I went to the d-day museum in Caen and they had tour options. I had a tight

IceCreamButt

Dec 18, 9:21pm

Thought the Utah Beach museum was well worth it. In some ways liked it better than Caen museum.

Soupie

Dec 18, 9:49pm

This past summer we used Linkparis.com

yellowboy

Dec 18, 10:14pm

Excited for you. We went this year and it was an incredible experience.

Yucatan

Dec 18, 10:15pm

I spent a week just in Normandy at a resort in Ouistreham

2FarGone

Dec 18, 10:19pm

Oooh good choice. BM me if you go to ouistreham or lower Normandy (Granville, Mt

Zooropa

Dec 18, 10:25pm

We went this past September to Normandy-we rented a car and it worked well

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