We had never made the trip to Normandy so we decided this year we were going to do what it took to spend a day touring around the beaches of Normandy... We set out early in the morning and took the train into Caen. From there I had arranged to rent a car through Hertz and it was right across from the train station. You can't miss it. We rented a Peugot or similar and got "similar". All day we referred to the car as our "similar".
Our first stop was coffee at Utah Beach. It was incredibly gorgeous outside. The little cafe at the beach was done all in WWII memorabilia and it was very interesting inside. I wanted these mugs that had Utah Beach on them, but for 20 euros each I decided I didn't need them that bad.
During our day in Normandy we toured the American Cemetery. Unreal place. You just must go. I can't put into words what it's like. All you can hope for at the end of the day is maybe the view helps all that is buried here. From the American Cemetery, we took the coast road and visited Omaha Beach, Gold Beach, and Juno Beach. All of them very interesting and what a beautiful drive. We did very well navigating our way through unfamiliar land. We still have no idea how we found the car rental place again. But we did. 
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