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2 weeks
3,377 km
2,110 miles
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This trip is only for history-freaks
like Jayne and me. "Normal" people shouldn't try to do this
trip, because they would be bored to death! Lots of history from
Neolithic times to WWII. Early September 2007 Jayne and I drove
from Sinzig to Oostende in Belgium, where we wanted to visit the Atlantic-Wall-Museum.
Then we drove to the Canadian Memorial in Vimy/France. From there
we headed to the landing places of D-Day in Normandy, Omaha
Beach and Utah Beach. Then we visited the Bayeux Tapestry
and Mont Sīt. Michel near Saint-Malo. On to Dinan, the Cairn
of Barnenez and to the Alignments of Carnac. From Carnac we
drove past Tours and Troys to Verdun. And finally we drove back
to Sinzig via Luxemburg.
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The main season certainly is the Summer, and that
is why one should try to avoid this time of year. In Spring and
Fall some camping sites might be closed, and the opening times of
some museums and other sites aren't as convenient as in Summer. But
we still prefer traveling off season, because of the lack of mass
tourism.
Off season the Atlantic-Wall-Museum in Raversijde/Belgium has
some ridiculous opening times, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. That is why we
skipped visiting this site.
Nearly every bigger town has a camping site
"Camping Municipal". Often quite simple, but cheap.
Good wine (cheap), good food (not really cheap), but
otherwise there isn't much special to write about France.
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One of the uncountable Soldier Cemeteries from both
world wars. Unfortunately there are often no signs at all pointing to
the German cemeteries.
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At the Canadian Memorial at Vimy. There are guided tours through the tunnel system from
WWI
(free and also in English).
Many Germans lost their lives in the opposite tunnels and
trenches. Unfortunately one didn't -- his name was Adolf Hitler!
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There are still some canons from WWII at the coast near Longue-sur-Mer,
some of them are undestroyed. |
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Lots of bunkers can be seen at Pointe-du-Hock. A few
are undestroyed, and the whole area is covered in bomb craters -
impressing. |
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There are lots of Memorials at and around Omaha Beach
and Utah Beach, and many ,mostly privately run, museums. |
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