A Parisian Breakaway: Bayeux's Medieval Charm and Normandy's D-Day Legacy in Two Days

Bonjour!
In today's video we're heading west of Paris for a two-day breakaway visiting the chrmaing medieval city of Bayeux and the moving sites of the D(Day landings in Normandy: Beaches, Cemetaries, Memorials...
This is the first video of a new series called "A Parisian Breakway", where I'll explore places in France in 1 or 2 days our of the City of Light.
#paris #normandy #bayeux
Timeline:
00:00 - Bonne année 2024!
01:35 - Gare Saint Lazare in Paris
02:02 - Part I - Bayeux: a medieval gem
02:51 - Water wheel on the Aure river
04:58 - Bayeux Tapestry Museum
06:10 - Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux
06:23 - Liberty plane tree
07:00 - Bayeux lace conservatory
08:00 - Visiting the Cathedral
14:31 - Timber framed house
15:12 - Part II - D-Day beaches, memorials and cemetaries
15:36 - Bayeux Commonwealth War Cemetary
16:40 - La Cambe German War Cemetary
18:10 - Utah Beach
20:50 - Sainte-Mère Église
21:03 - Pointe du Hoc
23:12 - Omaha Beach
24:00 - Arromanches Mulberry Harbor remains
24:55 - Normandy American Cemetary and Memorial
28:35 - British Normandy Memorial at Ver-sur-Mer
31:23 - Bény-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetary
33:21 - Sword Beach - Luc-sur-Mer
34:24 - Pegasus Bridge
The great pieces of music on the D-Day part of this video are by Scott Buckley!
'Titan' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Falling Together' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Ascension' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'This too shall pass' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Other music is provided courtesy of epidemicsound.com.

[@Jhips1]

This was by far the best video we’ve seen ahead of our trip the Bayeux and Normandy. Thank you very much!

[@paristoptips]

My pleasure! 🙏 I hope you have a great stay in Normandy...

[@Matthew.Pequegnat]

Oh a heavy start this morning Alain... a very moving, and beautiful visit to this hallowed ground.

[@paristoptips]

Yes. I think that a visit to These cemetaries, all of them, should be mandatory to teach people the madness of war...

[@rachelwyatt9529]

Stunning. I cried. Would love to see more outside of Paris.

[@paristoptips]

Thanks 🙏 More to come! Definitely!

[@nenuphar0722]

Bonjour et merci de Québec. Yes, please more videos of outside Paris adventures!

[@paristoptips]

Avec plaisir ! 🙏

[@hildabrunski7400]

This was a breathtaking video. Somber and very thoughtfully presented. We appreciated the inclusion of the Canadian cemetary as we are Canadians in Toronto. We love all of your vlogs & would love to see out of Paris videos.

[@paristoptips]

Glad you enjoyed it! I will have more videos in this series later this year...

[@russwoodward8917]

This video was incredible! I visited Bayeux in April 2023. From there, I visited the Normandy beaches and the Bayeux War Cemetery. I miss Bayeux, the beauty, the history.. I cannot wait to return someday soon. Thank you for making this amazing video

[@paristoptips]

Thanks for your very nice comment. Hope you'll be back there one day.

[@soniaferreira2811]

Wow! This was so well made Alain! A history lesson with the quality of a TV documentary. Definitely would like to see more videos like this. Keep up the amazing work!

[@paristoptips]

Very glad you enjoyed it! There will be more coming this year.

[@AnnAnn-mh7yn]

I was debating whether to take a day trip to these hollowed grounds and am now sure that I must. This serious and respectful video brought tears to my eyes. Merci.

[@paristoptips]

You should! Definitely! Going there is entering a little bit in History...

[@lynnetopping4554]

Brilliant video with masses of detail - thank you!

[@paristoptips]

My pleasure 🙏

[@warrenpayne7649]

Really well-done. Yes, more travels outside the capital.

[@paristoptips]

Thanks! Will do...

[@eddavis1832]

Another great video. I’ve been blessed with the privilege of hiking the Normandy coast and countryside several times. My father’s brother is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery (KIA 06/10/44). Thank you!!!

[@paristoptips]

Visiting this cemetary is so moving. It always reminds me the last scene of "Saving Private Ryan": "Tell me I'm a good man"

[@byebye9992]

Супер видео! ❤рекомендую к просмотру

[@paristoptips]

Spassiba bolchoï

[@davidbarth8306]

What a wonderful and moving video. Yes, would love to see more of these for areas outside Paris. Looking forward to the next one. Thank you so much for posting these.

[@paristoptips]

Glad you enjoyed it! More videos on this series will come soon...

[@xochitl9161]

Excellent video. Thank you /Merci

[@paristoptips]

My pleasure!🙏

[@amymalina5073]

This was one of the best places I ever visited. I didn’t expect it to be as emotional for me to be there. Very powerful experience and Bayeaux (sp?) was a fantastic place to stay and explore. Nice restaurants, lovely charming places to stay. See the tapestry too

[@paristoptips]

I had the same feelings!

[@amymalina5073]

@@paristoptipsAnd that outdoor market I think you showed in your video was a standout! My husband and I were there the second week of March, 2020, the beginning of Covid setting in and the streets were almost completely empty. The beaches at Normandy too. The whole thing was super memorable. We went to St. Malo and Mont St Michel from there. The parking lot at Mont St Michel was empty by then and the whole thing felt like a Twilight Zone episode. We had to hightail it back to Paris and get a new flight since ours was canceled due to Covid. An unusual time to be there for sure.

[@amymalina5073]

@@paristoptipsI thought it was interesting too that Bayeux was not at all destroyed in WWII whereas St. Malo was completely destroyed and rebuilt.

[@paristoptips]

Indeed, a monk, Dom Aubourg, having warned the Americans that the Germans had deserted Bayeux, this town was not bombarded during the landing.

[@petervfl]

Thank you for this wonderful video! Music adds so much to this so well done and thanks again. Hope to visit these places someday.

[@paristoptips]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting positively on my choice of music to go with the video...

[@OneRedFeatherStudios.]

A wonderful start to the New Year. Thank you for this new series. It will definitely add a lot of lovely variety to your already amazing content. Happy New Year to you and the family. Looking forward to more adventures with you this year.

[@paristoptips]

You are so welcome! Happy new year to you too!

[@MariaSantana-je7dm]

Very good video! Thank you!!!!

[@paristoptips]

Glad you liked it!

[@ricardoribeiro7957]

Excellent video full of information. I'm going to Normandia in June with my family and I have this video as a reference. If possible, I would like to ask which museums related to D-Day you would recommend as there are several and it ends up being a bit confusing. The trip will last five days. Thank you and keep up the good work.

[@ricardoribeiro7957]

The 4th day will be visiting Mont Saint-Michel.

[@paristoptips]

Glad it was helpful! If there is only one museum to visit, it's the Caen Memorial.

[@paristoptips]

I just filmed in Mont Saint-Michel two weeks ago... and then I was stolen my camera in Paris, with all the filmings in it... Too bad!

[@ricardoribeiro7957]

​@@paristoptips Mercy for the answer, this museum will be on the visit list. Thanks.

[@user-po3ko9yb5w]

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[@paristoptips]

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