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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Delta Airlines, International Terminal (possible)
Location/Flight/Departure: Atlanta, GA, or Charlotte, NC, Time: TBA
Arrive at London Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, May 15, Time: TBA
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Wednesday, May 15: Arrival in London, England
Morning: Depart from Airport via shuttle bus to Wynfrid House (20 Mulberry St, Whitechapel, London E1 1EH. Tel. +44 20 7247 6110) (Site: https://wynfridhouse.com/en/), OR YHA London Earl’s Court Hostel (38 Bolton Gardens, London SW5 0AQ) (Site: https://www.yha.org.uk).
Late morning/early afternoon: From Saint James Park Station, walking tour of Buckingham Palace and Saint James Palace, the Mall and Carlton Garden (General De Gaulle Free-French Forces WWII headquarters) and of the Old War Office Building (Winston Churchill’s war office). Lunch.
Afternoon: Walk through Saint James Park. Visit of Houses of Parliament (https://www.parliament.uk/visiting/) and Westminster Abbaye. Boat trip from Westminster Pier to London Bridge and Tower of London. Back to the hotel. Dinner. Film D-Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UJYYkK4d8s
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Thursday, May 16: London in WWII
Morning: From Westminster Station, Visit of Churchill War Rooms (WWII Underground Headquarter) (Site: https://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/churchill-war-rooms). Lunch.
Afternoon: Visit of the Palace of Westminster (Seat of the British Government) and the House of Commons. Visit of the Imperial War Museum (Site: https://www.iwm.org.uk/) (WWII Military History). Dinner near hotel.
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Friday, May 17: Arrival in Normandy, France
Morning: Train London Saint Pancras Station to Paris Gare du Nord (7:01-10:17am). Shuttle to Gare Saint Lazare. Train Paris-Caen (11:59am-1:58pm). Shuttle or taxi to Bayeux to Hôtel Première Classe (Chemin de la Cambette, 14400 Bayeux, Tel. +33 892 70 73 80). (Site: https://www.premiereclasse.com/fr/hotels/premiere-classe-bayeux).
Afternoon: Visit of Bayeux Battle of Normandy Museum (https://www.bayeuxmuseum.com/en/memorial-museum-battle-of-normandy/), and of WWII British cemetery. Guided visit and walk in Bayeux historic center with Marie-Claire Etienne (14400 Tour-en-Bessin, 09 52 92 85 20). Visit of the Bayeux Tapestry Museum. Dinner at Le Moulin de la Galette (02 31 22 47 75).
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Saturday, May 18: Visit of D-Day Beaches
Morning: Visit of OMAHA Beach, American National Cemetery and Memorial at Coleville-sur-Mer, and to Saint-Laurent (D-Day Monument). Site: https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/normandy-american-cemetery. Guided visit and Clemson students in memoriam. Lunch.
Afternoon: Visit of Mr. Claude Feutry, D-Day eyewitness (06 14 59 00 18 or 02 31 92 95 59) at Omaha Beach. Visit of GOLD Beach and Mulberry Harbor at Arromanches and Musée du Débarquement (commemorating WWII Normandy campaign & D-Day landings). Dinner at L’Assiette Normande (Tel: 02 31 22 04 61).
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Sunday, May 19: Visit of D-Day Beaches (Continued)
Morning: Visit of 82nd/101st Airborne areas at Sainte-Mère-Église (featured in The Longest Day) with Francine Duchemin (02 33 94 50 98 or 06 61 36 90 57). Mass at Notre Dame de la Paix. Visit of La Fière (West on D 15) and Neuville-au-Plain, sites of battle.
Afternoon: Lunch at E Castel. Visit of Airborne Museum dedicated to the memory of paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions. Visit of UTAH Beach at Sainte-Marie-du-Mont and Pointe du Hoc. Site: https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/pointe-du-hoc-ranger-monument. Dinner.
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Monday, May 20: Visit of D-Day Beaches (Continued)
Morning: Visit of JUNO Beach at Courseulles-sur-Mer and the Ouistreham Musée du Commando at SWORD Beach. Tél: 02 31 96 63 10. Visit of Pegasus Bridge. Lunch at L’équerre in Vimoutiers (02 33 39 03 63).
Afternoon: Visit of Pays d’Auge and Cider Route. Visit of Camembert and Mémorial de Montormel: Final Battle of Normandy/Pocket of Falaise at Mont-Omel (02 33 67 38 61). Site: http://www.memorial-montormel.org/. Dinner near hotel.
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Tuesday, May 21: Arrival in Paris, France
Morning: Train ride Bayeux-Paris Saint-Lazare (9:40am-12:02pm). Take Shuttle to Hotel Marignan, 13 rue du Sommerard, 75005 Paris (Tel: 01.43 54 63 81) (Site: https://www.hotel-marignan.com/). Lunch.
Afternoon: Walk through historical Paris (rue Mouffetard), Arène de Lutèce, Université de Paris-Sorbonne, Montagne Sainte Geneviève, Saint-Etienne-du-Mont, and Thermes de Cluny. Visit of Panthéon, Walk to Notre Dame, Ile de la Cité, and WWII Mémorial des Martyrs de la Déportation (Site: https://www.paris-walking-tours.com/memorialtothemartyrsofthedeportation.html).
Early evening: Boat Tour on the Seine River and visit of Eiffel Tower. Dinner at La Montagne sans Geneviève (01 43 36 61 52), or Chez Gladines Saint Germain (01 46 33 96 88).
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Wednesday, May 22: Visit of Paris (Continued)
Morning: Breakfast at Hotel. Visit of the Louvre Museum (Open 9:00) (Line 7 toward Courneuve/Musée du Louvre). Lunch at Louvre or Foyer Madeleine (01 47 42 39 84). Visit Musée de l’Orangerie (facultative).
Afternoon: Walk toward the Champs-Elysées through Jardin des Tuileries/Rue Rivoli, Place de la Concorde, Avenue Gabriel, American Embassy, Elysée Palace, Grand Palais. Arch of Triumph (Via Clemenceau).
Late Afternoon: Visit of Montmartre (Subway Etoile toward 2 Nation, Station Anvers). Visit of Sacré Coeur, Place du Tertre. Vignoble, Café des 2 moulins, Moulin rouge. Return: Metro Abbesses/Pigalle toward 12/Mairie D’Issy, change to line 10 at Sèvres to Cluny-La Sorbonne. Dinner at Au Bistrot la Montagne (01.46.33.56.63).
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Thursday, May 23: Last day in Paris
Morning: Breakfast at Hotel. Visit of WWII Musée de la Libération, 4 Ave. Col. Rol-Tanguy (01 40 64 39 44), (Site: https://www.museeliberation-leclerc-moulin.paris.fr/en), Suresnes American Cemetery (https://www.abmc.gov/cemeteries-memorials/europe/suresnes-american-cemetery) and WWII Mont Valérien Mémorial (01 47 28 46 35, http://www.mont-valerien.fr/).
Afternoon: Visit of Musée d’Orsay, 01.40.49.48.14 (Métro Solférino). Collection of French Impressionist Painting: Renoir, Cézanne, Manet, Monet, Degas, or free time.
Evening: Meet at Hotel at 7:00PM. Dinner at Procope (01 40 46 79 00), Le Perraudin (01 46 33 15 75), or Maison de Verlaine (01 43 26 39 15). Back to the hotel.
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Friday, May 24: Departure for Charles de Gaulle Airport
7:30AM Depart Hotel (via Shuttle to Charles de Gaulle)
Depart for Atlanta, GA. or Charlotte, NC. Flight and Time: TBA
Hours of operation
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Churchill War Room: WWII Underground Headquarter (10:00-5:00, Mon-Sun). Tel: 020 7416 5000
Palace of Westminster: Seat of the British Government (10:00-4:00, Mon-Sun). Tel: 020 7219 3000
Imperial War Museum in London (10:00-6:00, Wed-Sun). Tel: +44 020 7416 5000
Notre Dame Cathedral (8:00-6:45, Mon-Sun). Guided Visit Wed. at 2:00PM. Tél: 01 42 34 56 10
Omaha Beach, American National Cemetery and Memorial (9:00-5:00, Mon-Sun). Tél: 02 31 51 62 00
Utah Beach, Sainte Marie du Mont and Pointe du Hoc (9:00-5:00, Mon-Sun). Tél: 02 31 51 62 00
Mémorial de Montormel, Final Battle of Normandy (10:00-6:00, Mon-Sun). Tél: 02 33 67 38 61
Louvre Museum (9:00-6:00 Mon-Sun, closed Tues). Phone: 01 40 20 50 50
Eiffel Tower (9:30-11:00, Mon-Sun). Phone: 01 44 11 23 23/ 01 44 61 21 16
Arch of Triumph (10:00A-11:00P Mon-Sun). Phone: 01 55 37 73 77
WWII Musée de la Libération, 4 Ave. Col. Rol-Tanguy (10:00-6:00 Tue-Sun). Phone : 01 40 64 39 44
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