JULY 13 • • •
Arrive in Paris and transfer to hotel. Afternoon walkabout in the heart of Paris where Notre Dame Cathedral is located. Have a welcome dinner near the Arc de Triomphe where soldiers paraded through for their battle victories. Stay in Paris for 3 nights.
JULY 14 • • •
All day, we enjoy the Bastille Day (France's holiday like Memorial Day) and watch the military parade on the famed Champs Elysees Avenue.
JULY 15• • •
Start your day at Trocadero where Hitler once stood and posed for a photo with the view of Eiffel Tower in the background. Afterwards, good walk to visit the excellent military museum at Les Invalides, with a peek of outrageous Napoleon’s Tomb. After dinner, we head up to the top of Eiffel Tower during sundown.
JULY 16 • • •
Hop in a private van toward Caen region and stop by at the Pegasus Bridge where we will have lunch. Head to the profound WWII Museum in Caen all afternoon. Stay in Arromanches for 3 nights.
JULY 17 • • •
For a good walk/exercise before breakfast, you can walk over, on your own, to visit the British Cemetery nearby! Hop in van and head to Pointe du Hoc, Normandy-American Cemetery, German War Cemetery, Omaha and Utah beaches. Time permitting, we check out the cool Utah Beach Museum.
JULY 18 • • •
Go to Longues-sur-Mer where we see a surviving gun battery, and continue on to visit the artificial Mulberry Harbor at Arromanches on Gold Beach. In the afternoon, visit a couple of mind-blowing military museums (Airborne, tanks, etc.), Dead Man's Corner, Juno and Sword beaches.
JULY 19 • • •
Head to Amiens where Operation Jericho occurred. Check out the fascinating Musee Somme 1916 (not related to WWII but worthwhile). Overnight in Amiens.
JULY 20 • • •
Head out to Bastogne in Belgium with brief stops at key battlefield sites, including the foxholes at Jack Forest. Visit the famous Mardasson Monument and Bastogne’s War Museum, including Battle of the Bulge. Time permitting, stop by Bastogne Barracks, the Headquarter for General McAuliffe. Overnight in Bastogne.
JULY 21 • • •
Check out Luxembourg City and the American Cemetery where General Patton is buried. Continue to Heidelberg. Overnight in Heidelberg.
JULY 22 • • •
Depart for Nuremberg to see the enormous Documentation Center and the Nazi Party Rally Grounds before checking in hotel. Overnight in Nuremberg.
JULY 23 • • •
Visit the Dachau concentration camp. Arrive in Munich and check in hotel. In the afternoon, we explore the city as the birthplace of the Nazi Party, with visits to the official Nazi Headquarters and the location of the Beer Hall Putsch street battle. Stay in Munich for 3 nights.
JULY 24 • • •
Take a day trip to Berchtesgaden, site of Hitler’s Eagle Nest, and the excellent Dokumentation Obersalzberg museum. On return, stop by Chiemsee am Prien for a good pilsner and hearty dish to fill you up!
JULY 25 • • •
With a local Deaf German guide, we explore the city cultural sights: Marienplatz, the Glockenspiel Carrillon, Rathaus, etc. There's excellent shopping in the central. Have a beer at the Augustinerkeller with local Deaf Germans. Enjoy a farewell dinner.
JULY 26 • • •
Transfer to the Munich airport (MUC) for your departure to your next destination.