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Will arrive Caen area by trian from Paris for day touring of Normandy beaches. I can stay in Caen or any Normandy city where I can rent a car or take bus tour for the day. Questions:
1. Which town should I train to so as to either be able to rent a car OR avail of a bus tour?
2. Any B&B or similarly inexpensive hotel option suggested for THAT city or town?
Dear all, I'm hoping to be in Caen from fall 2010-spring 2011. I am passionate about volunteer work, but unfortunately I don't know any particular social problems that Caen is faced with. Would anyone who knows the area please give me some insight?
We are planning to visit Mont St. Michel. I have read that there are lot of steps and stairs to climb in order to see the town and the Abbey. Is there any elevator or ramp for handicap people? How many steps are involved ?
My husband and I will be in Le Havre on Sept 6. Is it easy to get a taxi to Honfleur? We only have one day in the area, and Honfleur sounded like a lovely town. Or---is there another place we should travel to? Any advice would be appreciated. We will also be in Cherbourg the following day, Any suggestions for there would be appreciated as well.
I've been trying to locate any bus websites which would provide me some assurances that there are buses available for a journey from Rouen to Mont St Michel. I will be staying a few days in Rouen and would like to avoid taking the train back to Paris to connect to Mont St Michel.
Any advice on websites where they provide a bus service direct from Rouen to Mont St Michel would be appreciated.
Hi Everyone,
We will be in Bayeux on a Friday and Saturday. We will be taking the World War II Victory tour on Friday and planning to spend Saturday walking around Bayeux. When is the market on Saturday? Are most stores open? Thank you. Gladys
We will be arriving in Paris (CDG) on Saturday morning 8/8/09, and want to go to Normandie. Any hints on the best way to get there and where to stay for about 40-50 euro? We posted on the Caen forum to ask if the museum & memorials are open on Sundays.We read there are no tours on Sundays, is this true? Normally don't do tours but think we won't be able to figure out what & where things happened. tour recommendations. Is rental car necessary. What auto rental is most econmical? We would really appreciate any feedback and your time in responding. again thanks in advance
We will be arriving in Paris on saturday, 8/8/09 and plan to go to Caen to visit the beaches and memorials. Are the memorials open on sunday becuse I read there are no tours on sunday, also can I rent a car in Caen? Is it better( time wise or price wise) to rent a car in Paris, or Caen or take the train. What is a reasonablly priced hotel (40 to 50 euro).
I will be driving from Calais to Rennes for my holidays and am looking for somewhere to stop off in the Caen area. We'd like a place that's easily accessible from the A13 / A84 where we can stop off and eat early evening, perhaps with some nice scenery or culture to take in. Any suggestions very much appreciated as we do not know the area at all!
Would like to find out how to get a private tour from LeHavre to Normandy for
a day tour for 4 people visiting American Cemetary, Omaha Beach, etc.
We want to stay overnight in Normandy area (suggestions are appreicated)
Sandy
Can anyone please tell me how to get from St Malo to Caen? I think there is a train from St Malo to Dol-de Bretagne then from there to Caen.
But does anyone know if there is a more direct route, e.g. by bus??
Does anyone know how to get from London to Mont Saint Michel. I will not have a car and plan on spending the night before going on to Paris. I will be traveling June 14.
Hello again, Could someone please tell me how far is Mon St Michel from Honfleur and how to get there. I do not have a car. Also any ideas on reasonably priced hotels in Honfleur for one night.
Does anybody know how frequently the buses run from Rennes to Mont Saint Michel. I know they tend to wait for the TGV to arrive, but do they run after each TGV, in between etc? Do the schedules change during summer (I'm planning to go in mid August)
Any information about the schedule would be welcome.
Please does anyone know where we could leave a car safely for 2-3 weeks near the station at Trouville sur mer. We are travelling by train on June 12th to Paris for the Dutch Barge rally and then sailing back down the Seine to Honfleur from where we will get a bus back to pick up the car.
Ist time on site so hope someone can help.Thanks
Does anyone "in the know" have any knowledge of or stay in any upscaled hotels rooms of the 3 hotels ON the island? some of the rooms look pretty seedy and wondering if anyone knew of any better rooms (obviously at additional cost) that might - or not - be available.
also anyone know of any flats that locals rent out ON the island?
I will be in Bayeux on Saturday evening next, May 2nd. I am desperate to try and watch my favourite rugby team, Munster, in the semi final of the Heineken Cup. Is there any bar that would definitely be showing this game on TV?
Fellow Travelers!
Please help! My husband and I have two days and one night to travel from Paris via car to Mont St. Michel and Back.
We plan on spending the night at a hotel on Mont St. Michel and wish to see the D-day beaches, Honfleur and maybe the WWII museum in Caen at a minimum.
Please tell me if this is completely unrealistic of an itinerary or if you'd omit something- what would you omit: Giverny? Rouen? WWII Museum?:
Day One:
Rent car in am from Paris
Optional stop in Rouen (is it worth it given the time factor?)
Or.. optional stop in Honfeur or Deuville?
Stop in Caen to see WWII museum
Drive to Mont St-Michel for dinner and spend the night
Day Two:
Visit Bayeux
Visit D-Day beaches
Stop in Deauville, Hongleiur and Trouville
Stop in Giverny on the way back to Paris?
Drive back to Paris
- Thanks for your help!
Hi,
We will be arriving in Cherbourg soon and staying at the Anse-du-brick campsite for a week. While we plan to bring dry cupboard supplies, can anybody tell me where we can do a decent grocery shop for the week as we are a party of 8 people. Many thanks!
rent bikes Posted: Sun March 22, 2009 09:15 PM UTC
I'll be visiting Cherbourg very soon and I need a bike.
Can anyone living locally check if the information below is valid please?
http://www.holiday-bikes.com/en/FR104H_Cherbourg.html
Thanks a lot!!
Hi My OAP mother and her equally elderly friend are flying from dublin to attend my brothers weddings in Caen. One option is to fly to Paris and get a train from the st lazare ? train station. That would require them navigating through the paris metro and being able to figure out what platform their train will leave from. They have no french.
My two questions are, is there a direct train from Rennes train station? It might be a bit easier to figure out then paris and they can fly to Rennes. Also I notice that caen has a airport, does anyone know if they are any flights into caen airport from the UK ? They are travelling in July.
Thankyou very much.