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Message: [QUOTE="Twolf, post: 4812023, member: 8437"] Did a Band of Brothers tour in 2017 that started in Paris and then followed the 101st Airborne’s path from Normandy all the way to Hitler’s Eagles Nest outside Berchtesgaden. In Normandy Bayeux is a neat place to stay, and not far to the coast. In addition to other recommendations you’ve received the museum at St Mere Eglise where a replica of the paratrooper hanging from the church steeple is still there is very good, along with the museum at Utah Beach and a statue of Dick Winters not far from Brecourt Manor. I found the French people in Normandy very welcoming and I was amazed how emotional many still were about the war and thankful for what the Americans did for them. Language was a little more of an issue in Normandy than anywhere else we went but it’s always easy to find someone who spoke English to help. The wife spoke speaks some French and I basic German so we managed fairly well. I have to admit the posters recommending drinking the Calvados are tougher than I am, but the French wines were amazing, and the Belgians and Germans can definitely do beer although it’s easy to let your fuel-air mixture to get too rich since it’s 8-11% alcohol. You will enjoy Normandy [ATTACH type="full"]93722[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]