deano87
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The misses and I have a week off in July but we have no holiday booked as we can't afford it. However I fancy doing something and having bit of an adventure.
I would quite like to go to Northern France to see the beaches where the allied invasion happened and where the major war cemeteries are - particularly the one on Saving Private Ryan.
However I have no real clue what any of it is called, where to go etc - all I really know about is the crossing.
So has anyone done it before? Any good 'guide' websites? Any info would be great
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nick_sri
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http://www.normandy-france.net/D-Day/D-day.htm
the beach from saving private ryan is omaha iirc.
think they do holiday tour things with a guide as well , not sure where to find out though.
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deano87
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Oh I know of the beaches etc, I meant of the cemeteries.
This website is quite useful - http://www.ww2cemeteries.co.uk/
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Bart
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looks nice, but bit of a depresing holiday to take the misses on?
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Ojc
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Why Omaha? Why not the ones where our troops landed?
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danny_vx
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quote: Originally posted by Bart
looks nice, but bit of a depresing holiday to take the misses on?
Was thinking this too..
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deano87
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Why Omaha? Why not the ones where our troops landed?
I'd prefer this, including cemetery. But as said, I know nothing about beaches etc.
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Cole
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ypres is where you want to go to for ww2 cemeterys
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Nath
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I have but it was years and years ago with School. I remember seeing the Bayeux Tapestry too.
[Edited on 29-05-2010 by Nath]
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deano87
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quote: Originally posted by Cole
ypres is where you want to go to for ww2 cemeterys
Stones throw from Calais too Normandy is about 4 hours in the car from Calais.
Hmmm guess I just need to look into it more.
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Cole
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my mum goes to ypres every year normally around the anniversarys of major events like this weekend its dunquerke (sp)
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Kurt
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I went to Belgium with high school, Belgian farmers still regularly plough up bullets and shells!
I can't remember every where we went, we went to preserved trenches though and several cemeteries.
The difference between allied and a german cemetary is quite eerie, Langemarck is a mass German grave, it's dark and it's cold and you feel almost as if there's some sort of prescence.
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fir3vip3r
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quote: Originally posted by Cole
ypres is where you want to go to for ww2 cemeterys
which war?
Ive done a tour of WW1 battlefields, something Id recomend to anyone interested!
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Aaron
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I went to Bastogne on the way home from the Alps last year
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CORSA NUT
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Went twice with my old school and it was a great experience! You have to think that if it wasn't for these guys being so brave we would all be fucked now
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Cole
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quote: Originally posted by fir3vip3r
quote: Originally posted by Cole
ypres is where you want to go to for ww2 cemeterys
which war?
Ive done a tour of WW1 battlefields, something Id recomend to anyone interested!
sorry lee ww1
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I went in 2008 to Normandy. Stayed in Bayeux in a navotel and visited the war cemetries, museums and beaches. Was really good, but we spent around 7-800 quid in total for 5 days.
Could have gone abroad and sat on a beach, but instead we were in the freezing cold and rain Well worth it though. Lots of other stuff to do too apart from the war stuff.
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Ojc
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quote: Originally posted by CORSA NUT
You have to think that if it wasn't for these guys being so brave we would all be fucked now
O RLY?
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Been to one in holland! SO big! Was very sad!
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