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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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information
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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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