Tom & Lib Itinerary
July 9 Monday
US Airways flight 706
Depart RDU 4:40 PM\\
Arrive CLT 5:29 PM\\
US Airways flight 188
Depart CLT 7:30 PM July 9\\
Arrive CDG 10:00 AM July 10\\
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July 10 Tuesday
arrive CDG 10:00 AM
Airport to Hotel
RER B from CDG to Denfert Rochereau (45 minutes)
RER B fare: 49F ($7)
Metro 6 to Dupleix (Hotel Mercure Eiffel)
Metro Carnet (10 tickets): 58F ($8)
Hotel Mercure Eiffel Check-in 10Jul01
for 8 nights. Check out 18Jul01.
64 Boulevard de Grenelle
75015 Paris, France (15th District/Left Bank)
tel 1.45.78.90.90
City tour
July 11 Wed
Palais Garnier July 11, 7:30 PM
Ballet
Shakespeare's Le Song d'une Nuit d'ete
Balcony 56S 60S
July 12 Thurs
Opera Bastille 7:30 PM Massenet's Manon with Renee Fleming Parterre porte 8, alle F, Rang 4, place 34,32
July 13 Fri Roller Blades
July 14 Sat Bastille Day Champs Ellyses Parade, Eiffel tower fireworks
July 15 Sun Versailles Chateau: 9AM to 6:30PM closed Mon Trianons: 12pm to 6:30PM including mondays Gardens & park: 7AM daily Sundays: Fountains running, classical music playing 11AM and 3:30PM Kirov ballet at 6 PM July 15 in Royal Opera House, Versailles RER C5 to Versailles RG (Rive Gauche) do not go to Versailles Chantiers!!!!
July 16 Mon CAEN 2 1/2 hours via train from Gare St Lazare (174F $25 one way)
CAEN Memorial 76 FF ($10). Open everyday summer hours 9AM - 8 PM Indoor traces European history from 1918 and the unfolding of WWII including battle of Normandy Outdoor is International park. buffet lunch available
Omaha Beach - site of Normandy American Cemetery Open everyday 9 AM to 6 PM Omaha directions (from cemetery web site): A-13 to Caen, then Highway N-13 through Bayeux to Formigny, then following D-517 to St. Laurent-sur-Mer and D-514 to Colleville-sur-Mer. A large stone directional sign designates the cemetery entrance.
D-Day Beaches (directions by Frommer) West E46 from Caen to Bayeux From Bayeux North on D6 to Port en-Bessin D514 runs along coast. Most D-Day beaches are West Numerous free parking spots along the way Arromanches les Baines - wreckage of Mulberry, artifical port known as Winston called “la plage du debarquement”
National Car Rental, Caen Reservation # 508651633 Near Rail Station 100 Rue D'Auge, Caen
July 17 Tues
Monet's Giverny closed Monday Tues-Sun 10 AM to 6 PM House & garden admission: 35 FF ($5) Train: Paris-Rouen line from Paris St Lazare to Vernon taxi or coach Vernon to Giverny (3 miles) Lunch: Auberge du Vieux Moulin Noon to 3 PM 21 rue de la Falaise (5 minute walk from Monet house)
July 18 Wed hotel checkout. Metro to Denfert Rochereau RER B to CDG US Airways Flight: 27 Departs: 18Jul01 11:40am Paris-Charles de Gaulle Arrives: 18Jul01 2:20pm Philadelphia
US Airways Flight: 191 Departs: 18Jul01 3:35pm Philadelphia Arrives: 18Jul01 4:55pm Raleigh/Durham
Musee D'Orsay Closed Monday Open 9:00 AM to 6 PM Tues-Sun Open 9: AM to 9:45 PM Thursday
Musee du Louvre Closed Tuesday Open 9:00 AM to 6 PM Wed-Mon (pyramid til 10 PM) Open 9: AM to 9:45 PM Wednesday
Musee Picasso closed Tuesday 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM Metro Saint Paul, Chemin Vert, Filles du Calvaire
Musee Rodin 9:30AM to 5:45 PM closed Mondays Garden closes 6:45PM
Georges Pompidou Center Noon to 10:00 PM closed Tuesdays
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