Top Normandy Day Trips

We had a very good full day experience with Amandine to the American beaches (Utah, Omaha), the American cemetery, war museum and little town where paratroupers had landed. Note: there are also two beaches where the British landed and one where the Canadians landed. I was not aware that they all landed on different beaches, but it explained why all the visitors at Utah and Omaha were Americans! Amandine spoke very good English and had lots to share about the history, the attacks, and the aftermath, along with many explanatory photos and diagrams. She gave us a good lead-in to the visit on our drive to the area and throughout the day as we traveled to different sites. We were 8 people (us and another family with grown kids) and we got along well. The van was comfortable and had good AC, although I generally dislike vans someone has to sit in the third row since you can't see as well from the back. The only disappointing thing was the stop for lunch. I thought it would be a boulangerie in a cute little town, but it was more like a large roadside chain boulangerie. The food was OK, but it felt like we could have done better. All in all, it was an excellent tour and worth the money.