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boilerman Aug 8th, 2007 01:55 PM

D-day tours
 
I was thinking of taking the overnight fery from Portsmouth to Caen and then taking a D-day tour. Questions?

Ferry arrives at 7:15 am (on time?) and tour would start at 8:30 am in Bayeux. How do I get from the ferry dock to Bayeux?

Anyone ever taken a D-day with Overlord tours?

How far is the Memorial musuem from the train station?

Hotel in Caen close to either memorial museum or train station?

TimS Aug 8th, 2007 02:26 PM

If you weren't rushed, you could take a taxi from the ferry port to Caen and a train from there to Bayeux. But you'd have to catch the 07:32 train in order to get to Bayeux before the tour departs--and you have no chance of making it.

You'd have to take a taxi directly from the ferry port to Bayeux. According to www.viamichelin.com, it's a 35-minute drive.

boilerman Aug 8th, 2007 03:27 PM

Is there anyway to have it waiting for me?

gradyghost Aug 8th, 2007 04:00 PM

Hello BM:

Easy. Call Roel at Victory Tours and ask him to pick you up in Caen for a personal tour. You'll never forget it. Gradyghost

TimS Aug 8th, 2007 04:16 PM

Here is a quote from the Brittany Ferries site:

"There are usually taxis waiting outside the terminal for ship arrivals and departures. If there are no taxis, the tourist information desk can call a taxi for you."

Tx_lv2trvl Aug 8th, 2007 05:41 PM

bkmrk

spinesrgn Aug 8th, 2007 05:44 PM

The museum is in the town of Caen. It is excellent. We took a tour through the museum which was quite good. Overall, visiting the beaches and the museum was a fantastic day.


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