Paris to London
The Eurostar trains that connect Paris to London, via The Chunnel, depart Paris from Gare du Nord.
Read MoreThe Eurostar trains that connect Paris to London, via The Chunnel, depart Paris from Gare du Nord.
Read MorePlace St. Michel is a public square in the Latin Quarter of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine River.
Read MoreWe enjoyed a leisurely stroll through the Latin Quarter and along the left bank of the Seine River.
Read MoreMontparnasse Tower is a 56 story building with an observation deck offering great views of Paris.
Read MoreInvalides is the location of the Musée de l'Armée (Army Museum) and Napoleon Bonaparte's tomb.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreWe spent 90 minutes in the Louvre. That’s a brief visit, but you could spend a week there and still miss a lot.
Read MoreWe 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.
Read MoreWe spent several hours exploring the Chateau de Versailles. Versailles is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Read MoreWe drove from Bayeux to nearby Caen, where we boarded a train to Saint-Lazare station in Paris.
Read MoreUtah Beach, on the English Channel coast in Normandy, was an American landing zone on D-Day.
Read MoreRichard Winters was an American paratroop commander and fighter in Normandy on D-Day.
Read MoreOn D-Day, U.S. paratroopers suffered heavy casualties during a fierce battle at La Fiere Bridge on the Merderet River.
Read MoreSainte-Mere-Eglise was a critical target and objective of American paratroopers in the early morning hours of D-Day.
Read MorePointe du Hoc was part of Hitler's famous 'Atlantic Wall'. Today, you can walk through the remains of the German defenses.
Read MoreOmaha Beach was the deadliest of the 5 landing areas used by Allied forces during Operation Overlord.
Read MoreThe visitor center at the Normandy American Cemetery does a great job of telling the story of the battle at Omaha Beach.
Read MoreArromanches, on Normandy's English Channel coast, was the location of the amphibious landings at Gold Beach on D-Day.
Read MoreToday we drove across northern France from Compiegne to Bayeux, in Normandy.
Read MoreAt the Newfoundland Memorial at Beaumont-Hamel, France, visitors can walk through real World War I trenches.
Read MoreLochnagar Crater was created during World War I when British sappers detonated explosives underneath German positions.
Read MoreThe Battle of the Somme in 1916 was one of the bloodiest battles in the history of warfare.
Read MoreA clearing in the forest near Compiegne was the site of a German surrender in 1918 and a French surrender in 1940.
Read MoreThe Museum of Nazi Surrender, known by the French as the ‘Musee de la Reddition’, is located in Reims.
Read MoreMost of the Kings of France were crowned at the Reims Cathedral, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Read MoreFort de Villy La Ferte is the last outpost on the northern end of France's Maginot Line defenses.
Read MoreFort Hackenberg was a defense outpost on France's famous Maginot Line, near the small town of Veckring.
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