Tag: war touring
An Hour from Paris: Chateau Thierry’s American WWI Sights (photolog)
Belleau Wood, the Aisne-Marne American War Cemetery and the Chateau Thierry War Monument are only an hour’s drive east of Paris, an easy stop on the way to Champagne, yet it took me over 20 year to get there.
War Stories: Dawn in the Normandy Landing Zone
I was worken by the rain at 6:30 a.m.. Except that it wasn't the raind; it was water drizzling into the room from the ceiling. In a moment of verteran-like panic I had a flashback to one year ago when...
Olivier Dirson, WWI battlefield guide: one history leads to another
Touring WWI sites of Picardy, north of Paris, with Olivier Dirson, a French guide with an intriguing personal history.
D-Day Revisited: Ian Patrick’s “Anonymous Heroes”
On the anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944, France Revisited honors veterans and the fallen through the work of American photographer Ian Patrick.
Must-Tastes of the Normandy Landing Zone: 4 Norman Cheeses
It’s the greenery of inland Normandy that first grabs your attention when arriving from Paris—that and the hedgerows, the apple orchards, the traditional half-timbered homes and barns, the horses, and, most importantly for lovers of French soft cheeses, the cows.
Advice and Itineraries for Visiting the D-Day Landing Zone of Normandy
Reaping the personal rewards of visiting the D-Day Landing Zone and surrounding area of Normandy, whether on a guided D-Day tour or on your...
Vichy: Not That Vichy, This Vichy
For many people, both French and foreign, something uncomfortable lurks in the name Vichy. Yet come to Vichy in the center of France, just under three hours by train from Paris, and you’ll soon have in mind not the waste and manipulation of war but rather the echo of one of the great pre-war spa towns of Europe.
A cheese picnic near Utah Beach
What's the best way to get to known four famous Norman cheeses—Camembert de Normandie, Livarot, Neufchatel, and Pont-l’Eveque? A cheese picnic. And if you're in...
Photolog: An Excursion into Normandy
A photolog of a 3-day stay in Normandy, destination the Landing Zone, for a D-Day tour including stops at Pegasus Bridge, Juno Beach, Arromanches, Bayeux, the La Cambe German Cemetery, Sainte Mere Eglise, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach and the Normandy American Cemetery.