First we went to Rouen, and went into the #cathedral and we wandered through the narrow streets beneath the #greatclock to the #oldmarketsquare Then we went into a modern church commemorates the burning of #joanofarc
Then we continued onto #honfleur where we walked around and enjoyed the seaside harbor.
Then we made way to our hotel Hotel Barrière L'Hôtel du Golf in #deauville
The next day we visited the #bunkers and the Rangers Memorial at #pointeduhoc Then with a Local Expert, we went to the #americanmilitarycemetery of Saint-Laurent, near Omaha Beach. Then we visited the #d-daymuseum in Arromanches and saw the remnants of the artificial port in the bay.
The day after that we went to #montstmichel to explore the hilltop abbey. The abbey stands on an island and is reached by a causeway across the shining sands. Behind the outer ring of defences huddles the small town - it's one street containing shops, cafes and hotels. I highly recommend seeing this!
Then a Local Expert took us on an exploration of the City of the #corsairs Walk through the maze of streets of Intra Muros, the walled city, to the cathedral, the burial place of #jacquescartier We stayed at Hôtel Le Nouveau Monde in St Malo.
@silverfox40 - Agree - I feel like you don't get to truly experience the culture if you try to squish a bunch of countries all into a few weeks though you'll definitely hit some big items off your list!
I spent 2 weeks in France and 2 weeks is clearly not too long in France, 2 weeks are clearly not too long for most European countries. It's actually a huge mistake to rush it down and try to visit as many countries as possible within a couple of weeks. This seems more achievable, I'll dedicate more time in future. Great trip details
@stephwood - Thanks so much! We truly had a trip of a lifetime and hit everything we wanted to do! We were considering renting a car but some of the toll prices were just as much as to fill up your car (our tour guide was saying 100 E at the time). We would recommend to make sure to take that into consideration for your budget!
Such an amazing itinerary, I'd love to hire a car and spend the month exploring the country. Seems like great timescales to explore these areas well. Such variety too which makes for a great trip!
What a shame about your altitude sickness!!!!!
Sounds like a fairytale of a trip! The truffle hunting sounds super cool too!!!