Western Front 2007

Itinerary

Useful links

Weather forecasts

• Paris
• Ieper (Tourcoing, France)
• Somme (Amiens)
• Normandy (Bayeux)
• Channel Islands (Jersey)

Sightseeing

• Channel Islands
  • Martin Walton, tour guide, http://www.walkingjerseyfortifications.com/
  • Jersey War Tunnels, http://www.jerseywartunnels.com/
  • German Occupation Society (Guernsey), http://www.occupied.guernsey.net/index.htm
  • Channel Islands Occupation Society (Jersey), http://www.ciosjersey.org.uk/contents.htm
  • Jersey Tourism, Heritage and Culture, http://www.jersey.com/heritage/index.asp?bhcp=1
  • JerseyWeb, http://www.jersey.co.uk/
• Normandy tour company, http://www.battlebus.fr/
• German V1 and V2 base in northern France
  • http://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/visit/visit-stomer-lacoupole.htm
  • http://www.lacoupole-france.com/
• In Flanders Field museum in Ieper
  • http://www.greatwar.nl/frames/default-ypmuseum.html
  • http://www.inflandersfields.be/default2.htm
• Ypres Salient tourist information, http://www.greatwar.co.uk/westfront/ypsalient/index.htm, including museums in the area
• Operation Dynamo Museum - Dunkerque France, http://www.dynamo-dunkerque.com/GB/gb_index.html
• Heritage of the Great War / First World War 1914-1918. Graphic color photos, pictures and music: http://www.greatwar.nl/
• Battlefields of the Somme, http://www.somme-battlefields.com/en/. The Visitor's Guide to the Battlefields is worth downloading.
• Les Invalides complex in Paris
  • Wikipedia entry, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Invalides
  • Paris tourism information site, http://www.paris.org/Musees/Invalides/
  • Official site, http://www.invalides.org/pages/anglais/menu_ang.html

Cemeteries

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission, http://www.cwgc.org/
• American Battle Monuments Commission: http://www.abmc.gov/
• Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge: http://www.volksbund.de/ (in German). To read it, paste the organization title into Google, search, and select the "Translate this page" option

Accommodations

• Avril Williams' new web site, http://www.oceanvillas-tearooms.com/Avril/
• Varlet Farm, a farmhouse B&B in the Ypres Salient, http://www.varletfarm.com/en/index.htm
• Hôtel d'Arromanches, http://www.hoteldarromanches.fr/, http://www.arromanches.com/tourisme/papp01ang.htm
• On Jersey: http://www.jersey.com/crs/images/jersey_accommodation_list.pdf

Transport

• AutoEurope #2496097 Renault Megane wagon diesel or similar compact wagon, Manual transmission air conditioning
  • 28-Jul-07 05:00 pm - Lille Europe TGV - Office
  • 06-Aug-07 05:00 pm - Saint Malo ferry terminal, leave keys in drop box
• AutoEurope #2540425 Renault Megane or similar compact car/4 Door, Manual transmission air conditioning
  • 29-Jul-07 07:00 am - Paris CDG airpot - Desk in each terminal
  • 06-Aug-07 05:00 pm - Saint Malo ferry terminal, leave keys in drop box
• Jersey car rental, http://www.avisjersey.co.uk/, AVJSY-633-525, Group D - Fiat Multipla from 06/08/2007 (18:00) to 08/08/2007 (17:00) - Ref: 185714
• Condor Ferries, to Channel Islands from St. Malo, http://condorferries.co.uk/
  • Ref #463145, 463206. Check-in time for foot passengers: Minimum 40 minutes before departure.
• Flybe, a discount airline that serves the Channel Islands, http://www.flybe.com/
• Manche-iles-express, ferries to the Channel Islands from Carteret and Granville, http://www.manche-iles-express.com/
• Timetables from the German web site, Die Bahn, which covers the entire continent including Britain
• Information on Paris metro: http://www.ratp.info/informer/anglais/
• Stansted Express trains from airport to central London, http://www.stanstedexpress.com/
• Eurostar trains through the Chunnel
  • Company site: http://www.eurostar.com/UK/uk/leisure/travel_information.jsp
  • US ticket seller: http://www.raileurope.com/us/rail/eurostar/index.htm
  • Timetable: http://www.eurostar.com/pdf/timetables/timetables_english.pdf

Previous trips

• 2003 European battlefield tour photos
• 2003 planned itinerary
• 2000 European battlefield tour photos
• 2000 planned itinerary
• 2005 British itinerary

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