Today is the 74th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion. The Traveling Professor just completed a small group tour to the Normandy Invasion Beaches with 12 travelers. There are quite a few ways to do a tour of the Normandy Invasion Beaches. Some people do it as a one-day big bus tour from Paris, some people do a self-drive tour, some people hire a private guide. Then, there is the issue of how many days to spend on the beaches and where to stay. The Professor gives his opinion on all of this with today's blog post on how to do a D Day tour of the Normandy Invasion Beaches.
One of my favorite tours is The Traveling Professor's Small Group Tour to Paris and the Normandy Invasion Beaches. We have made several trips there as part of my regular tours and we were proud to run an exclusive tour for the National D-Day Memorial in 2017. We base ourselves close to the invasion beaches in a quaint Norman town called Bayeux. The food is exquisite and in today's blog post I have posted my restaurant recommendations for Bayeux.
Just about every year, I get to run a tour to the Normandy Invasion Beaches which includes the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer. It is one of the least popular tours we run, but for me, it is the most profound and compelling trip I take, no matter that I have done it over a dozen times. In today's blog post, I will describe my experience in visiting the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer.