25 May 2025
Lots of driving and little onsite time in Normandy. Only 20 minutes off bus at three sites and no opportunity to see any Normandy museums. St Michel had plenty of time to see but another long drive as well on Day 2 and 4 hour trip back to Paris.
Granted, this can easily be blamed on ourselves for not understanding the itinerary. It can also be better described.
It is a long bus ride to get to Normandy. Caen was a nice stop but could have been skipped and given another 90-120 minutes for more at Normandy.
At best this is a trip to give you quick visual context of the area and battlefields for when you go back and read more detailed books.
Otherwise the guide worked very hard with lots of interesting information. Also would push back on the hotel being four star.