France – George Murphy

Paris to London

The Eurostar trains that connect Paris to London, via The Chunnel, depart Paris from Gare du Nord.

Place St. Michel is a public square in the Latin Quarter of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine River.

We enjoyed a leisurely stroll through the Latin Quarter and along the left bank of the Seine River.

Montparnasse Tower is a 56 story building with an observation deck offering great views of Paris.

Invalides is the location of the Musée de l'Armée (Army Museum) and Napoleon Bonaparte's tomb.

We didn't have to join the long lines of people waiting to buy tickets to go up the tower, as we bought tickets in advance.

We spent 90 minutes in the Louvre. That’s a brief visit, but you could spend a week there and still miss a lot.

We took a bus tour of Paris to see the city. You see more of the city on a bus then you do underground on the Metro.

We spent several hours exploring the Chateau de Versailles. Versailles is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We drove from Bayeux to nearby Caen, where we boarded a train to Saint-Lazare station in Paris.

Utah Beach, on the English Channel coast in Normandy, was an American landing zone on D-Day.

Richard Winters was an American paratroop commander and fighter in Normandy on D-Day.