Normandy France WORLD WAR TWO sites PART 1 // Omaha Beach, American Cemetery, Point Du Hoc, Bayeux

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Welcome to Normandy France! In this video, we start our World War two sites road trip by driving to the D-Day Beaches of Normandy.
Over the course of two days, we visit Omaha Beach, The Normandy American Cemetery, Pointe Du Hoc, and Bayeux France.
Be sure to check out part two of our Normandy D-Day tour where we visit Utah Beach, San Mere Eglise, Longue Sur Mer, and Arromanches-les-bains.
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0:00 Intro.
6:50 Omaha Beach.
9:27 American Cemetery.
10:37 Pointe du Hoc.
12:14 Bayeux.

КОМЕНТАРІ: 47

@truthseeker474 3 місяці тому

So wonderful that your Father went along -- it would be very meaningful for him. He can actually see & feel the historic beach & places of D- Day. Thank you for this video -- we are planning to visit in June. Very interesting & helpful. Best wishes to your Dad.❤

@DRP1609 3 місяці тому

Very nice roadtrip, sadly you missed the tapestry of bayuex

@iowa_don Рік тому

I was in Normandy at Omaha Beach the day after D-Day, 6/7/2022. Being on Omaha beach was an incredibly emotional experience for me. I was in no way prepared for my reaction just feeling the weight of history of what happened there in 1944. The sacrifices those men made in the face of incredible odds. Even now, just thinking about it I am moved to tears. On a lighter note, even the day after the 2022 D-Day celebration there were tons of people driving around in WWII vehicles. It was quite incredible to see. There were so many it almost could seem like it was 1944 again. One incredible thing I learned was that there were actually people living in houses by the sea when the invasion occurred. I had no idea that was the case. In fact there is one house still standing that was there on 6/7/1944. What the owner must have thought when he woke up that morning and looked to the sea.

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

That's a really cool story. We felt the weight of the place when we were there too, I can only image what it would have been like to see if so close to the anniversary of D-Day with all of those vehicles around. It was a really memorable experience for us. Normandy was the highlight of our two week trip for sure

@your_royal_highness 10 місяців тому

I was there shortly after you by about 2 weeks. An amazing place to contemplate. I only had four days but could have spend four weeks and still want more. I had the chance to speak with the daughter of Michel de Vallavieille right outside her home - Brecourt Manor. St Marie du Mont is so interesting. Church at Angoville au Plain is a must.

@sprayhawk808 6 місяців тому

So happy that your channel came across my feed! We are roughing in a trip to Germany next summer and wanted to spend some time in the Normandy area beforehand. It is serendipitous how close your trip matches our ideas. On our last trip to Germany, we spent a day in Bastogne/Foy. Ironically, we arrived two days before the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. It was eerie spending time in the forest in December, with a light snowfall... IF you get back to the region (and if you like WWII history), consider making your way to Bitche, France and spend a good amount of time touring Fort Simserhof. It is a massive installation that was occupied by the Germans for the majority of the war. Looking over your channel, there are several trips that overlaps with our travels - I am excited to see your take on those trips!

@MR_PABLOCRUZ 8 місяців тому

I have been to Europe a couple of times and is always a great idea to rent a car, the countryside is beautiful

@your_royal_highness 10 місяців тому

For those who do not know, both Pointe du Hoc and the cemetery overlooking Omaha are considered U.S. soil; deeded by the French. Hell, it was the least they could do!!

@simonbaker5972 11 місяців тому

Great vlog. So much history!

@DavidWilliams-qr5yj 4 місяці тому

Planing our Normandy tour for March 2024 will leave Orly Airport, rent a car and drive to Chartres Cathedral then on to LeMans Cathedral then stop the night at Rennes, next day Rennes Cathedral ,and on to Mont St Michel stay the night 🌙 on the island then onto Coutances Cathedral, onto Omaha Beach, onto Bayeux Cathedral, onto Versailles 😊 then 4 days in Paris :) Thanks for the video ❤

@dean-ka0trl980 Рік тому

Great video and glad to see Kevin able to use his drone and get some great shots.

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

Thanks 👍

@shawnstravelandlife1790 Рік тому

This is a must trip on my bucket list.

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

It was really awesome. Would definitely go back

@subhasispaulvlogs4078 Рік тому

LOVE THIS .

@Latexhandske Рік тому

Happy birthday Dad 🍰69 is the new 30 or so they say......it`s just a number! I do love people that goes all the way to live a part of their dreams. I did this "tour" in 1986 with my dad & grandad and they wanted me to learn & see. Looking forward to the rest of the trip.

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

Haha, I like it (69 is the new 30). We had a really great trip and visited quite a few other sites on our two week trip. Stay tuned for more!

@LpoolDogLover Рік тому

Very nice tour! Can’t wait for the rest!

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

Thanks, more coming soon!

@rachelh930 Рік тому

I will definitely reference this video when we plan to go here!

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

Awesome! Let us know if you have any questions when you are planning your trip. We would love to help out

@rachelh930 Рік тому

@@TheAwkwardTourists Thank you!!!

@AlastairMcKenzie 5 місяців тому

I instantly recognised that little beach you went to on your first evening. It's the beach at Saint-Honorine-des Pertes. There's no memorials or signage down there, but two things to know about it... 1) It's where the US forces brought ashore a lot of their fuel. On 9 June 1944 US engineers installed two floating six-inch pipes called ‘Tombolas’ which extended a kilometre from the beach out to sea where they were each attached to a buoy. Medium-sized tankers could plug into these pipes and offload their precious cargo. Onshore, the fuel pipeline ran inland for almost four kilometres to fuel tanks at Le Mont Cauvin. The system became operational on 16 June 1944 and remained operational until 10 October 1944 when the Allies reached Antwerp. 2) They filmed a couple of scenes for 'The Longest Day' movie here. The easternmost house at the side of the gully, nearest the beach (looking quite smart these days and with a garage extension), was the house of the enthusiastic Frenchman who watched the German soldier (Gerte Frobe) on his horse delivering milk to the gunners each day, and then joyfully waved his flag from his window when the Allied ships opened fire. #justFYI

@TheAwkwardTourists 5 місяців тому

My dad is like a walking history book, so he was telling us about every little place we went! We randomly came upon the house from The Longest Day, it was cool!

@daviddickerson495 Рік тому

We just returned from Germany & Austria. Since I was in the 101st Airborne we decided to go see the Eagle's Nest and Berchensgaden which is kind of the last chapter in the WW2 story. I hope to visit Normandy in the next year or so and your video was very helpful.

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

Very nice! We went to the Eagles Nest later in our roadtrip!

@ghostofmatrix Місяць тому

Bel video posti molto belli like buona serata

@TheAwkwardTourists Місяць тому

Grazie mille!

@skinnyrides Рік тому

My goodness you were in Bayeux and didn't go and see the world famous Bayeux Tapestry?😕😄

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

The museum was closed by the time we got there....next time

@stud88100 Рік тому

Great video. I guess another perk of being a FA is you get to maybe make dreams come true for your family like this

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

Thank you. He was really stoked, He had been talking about this for years

@CPC922 9 місяців тому

Do you guys have an itinerary you can share? I’m sure a lot of planning went into this and would like to replicate. Thanks

@jenniferhall2503 Рік тому

What month was this trip? It looks like amazing weather. I so enjoy your videos, thank you 😊

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

We went in May, 2022

@marklacy7650 Рік тому

I love the music you chose for the video! Also, I think Normandy is known for a kind of apple brandy called calvados - did you get to try any?

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

ooohhh I think we missed the brandy. We tried some hard cider though....

@vanessareed5699 Місяць тому

Did you go and view the Bayeux Tapestry?

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

Be sure to check out the rest of our videos from our World War 2 road trip bit.ly/3siTwzN

@johnhanson9245 4 місяці тому

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@michaelbridges3662 Рік тому

Which drone did you use to film with looks like it might have been the mavic Mini 2 or Mini 3

@TheAwkwardTourists Рік тому

DJI Air2s

@michaelbridges3662 Рік тому

@The Awkward Tourists great drone, we enjoy your posts thank you

@jenniferhall2503 Рік тому

Where did you rent your car in france?

@relaxingsilentfilms-LosAngeles 7 місяців тому

planning our return visit to Normandy after 22 years (honey moon).. now with teen age kids and lots of different perspective of the history of the place. Your video is very helpful.