My wife and I will be in Normandy visit the Juno beach where my grand father landed on D day -
We will be arriving by train and don%26#39;t speak french, I would like to be as close to Juno as possible as I would like to be on the beach at Dawn - We are travelling in early January so we are aware it will be cold but I am still determined to do it , I have looked on websites and do not seem to be able to find a B %26amp; B that is located close to Juno beach
Any help would be really appreciated
Michael
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Have a look at this link :
www.sawdays.co.uk/maps/browsemap/france/04a/
These books (Special Places to Stay) are usually very reliable and they show at least 3 B %26amp; B %26#39;s that should be close enough to be on the beach in minutes by car. If you are not hiring one when there I am sure the owners would arrange a taxi for the short journey for you.
Yes it will be cold!!
Hope this helps
Neal
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As you know Juno is a section of beaches, that divides up into sectors, starts roughly at Arromanches-les-Bains in the west to St Aubin-sur-Mer in the east, do your Grandfather%26#39;s brigade or are you aware exactly where he came ashore?
The problem will be the month you%26#39;ve chosen as most small B%26amp;Bs will be closed for winter, but when I travel I always use Logis de France which I find is much nicer than large chain hotels
As for not speaking French the locals have enough English speaking visitors each year to help with requests.
http://www.logis-de-france.fr/uk/index.htm
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thanks bengodog -
my grandfathers job that day was to drive the boats in an out from the beach all morning, he died a few years ago and other then distorted memories of him telling me I don%26#39;t know exactly where he came ontot he beach later that day - I have with me a rock that he collected at the 50th anniversary event that was held in 94 and I would like to return it to the beach.
I really would like to somehow get a boat and be on the water looking into the beach at dawn but this is proving harder to arrange then first thought I guess because it is the middle of winter
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Certainly not the best month of the year to be trying this, probably best to try and sort out with a local fisherman when you arrive.
Good luck
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Sorry to say but I doubt that you will find anyone prepared to do this. Pleasure boats won%26#39;t be running at that time of day or year and here in France there is so much bureacracy that fishermen won%26#39;t have the licence or insurance to do it.
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