Mike wants to follow in his father’s footsteps from Normandy through Paris and on to Reims (where the surrender was signed by the Germans). Steffi wants to take beautiful photographs at Monet’s Garden in Giverny, around the Normandy countryside to include majestic Mont Saint-Michel. The pair plan ahead – making them All Stars already even […]
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Gord and Erika’s Big European Adventure
First time guests from Manitoba will join James in Rome on May 2 and will from there enjoy Rome, Tuscany countryside around Montepulciano, Bologna, Lucerne in Switzerland, Paris and Normandy, the Rhein Valley around Bacharach on an ambitious 19-day itinerary. Thank you multiple time guests Judy and Sam for the referral!
Paris and France D-Day History Tour
August, 2022 Day 1: Arrival at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport Paris (3 nights) Highlights of this tour: Paris Latin Quarter Louvre with guided tour Notre Dame (exterior) Seine River Cruise Eiffel Tower at night for the light show Montmarte and Sacre Couer D-Day landing beaches and museums, American cemetery Stay in a chateau […]
The Mulberry Harbor at Arromanches, Normandy
July 29 – From a visit to this site on July 15 The artificial harbor was the brainchild of Winston Churchhill. To see the remains of this formidable protective harbor, constructed in just a matter of days after the June 6, 1944 landings, takes ones breath away […]
D-Day Memories Kept Alive by Grateful French
July 16 Three nights spent touring the battlefields and landing beaches of Normandy, which suddenly came to the world’s attention in the early hours of June 6, 1944, have taught us that the French have enduring gratitude for what our young men accomplished on that day and during the weeks and months that followed. It’s […]