In 2022 my dad turned 70 and we brothers gave him a weekend in Europe as a gift. Since he had plans to go to Normandy with Peter but it fell through we decided that would be the goal for the trip. Some historical excursions, delicious food, and great company filled four days in May 2023.
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In spite of a bumpy start, it looks promising
As a gift to our father who turned 70 years last year (2022), we gave him a weekend to Normandie in France. Some historic exploration and lots of good food and company. I started off by waking up a bit early, probably because of some travel fever. We had decided …
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The beach
Me and Daniel are sharing a room while Peter and Dad have the room next door. The latter got up for a run in the morning (crazy people) while I and Daniel took a sleep-in. We met in the lobby at 10 to get into the city center to find …
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…but the bread was good!
We met up at nine for breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Not the best one but it was sufficient for our needs. Our reserved time slot for entry to the Caen Memorial Museum was at 10. When we checked in at the reception they recommended us to take one of …
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Going home
Since the drive to Caen took longer than expected we didn’t want to take any chances so we got up early, had some breakfast, and left the hotel at 8:30. We should return the car at 12. The drive was really smooth, only hit traffic when we came to Paris. …