Initial planning and basic itinerary

Last minute change in plans!

Arrival in Paris and first impressions

Walking to Sacre Coeur and then down the Champs Elysees

A boat cruise on the Seine and then Le Tour Eiffel

A visit to La Giaconda, aka Mona Lisa at the Louvre and up the Arc de Triomphe

Versailles, it’s gardens and the Hall of Mirrors

Notre Dame and Saint Chappelle, two beautiful cathedrals

Les Invalides, Napolean and reminders of war

The chateau at Chenonceaux and a piece of history

A visit to a fascinating monastery off the coast of Normandy

Vire,  Saint-Côme-du-Mont, Ste Mere Eglise and a French savior!

Ste Mere Eglise, where the paratroopers landed to kick off D-Day

Omaha Beach, Normandy, site of the American D-Day landings

A trip to Le Mans, the Museum (and Asterix, the Gaul!)

A last look at Paris, a walk around Les Halles