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jlcrompton Member Since: 06 Nov 2013 Location: bolton Posts: 229 |
So I am taking my 8 year old lad on a driving holiday/educational holiday at the end of May to teach him about WW2 as he will be learning about it soon in school.
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13th Feb 2016 8:11 pm |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
Done a few trips for a few months by car, France, Italy, Germany etc. No GPS, no mobile, no computer. Paper maps only! We just ask locals & have no interruptions from the rat race. Love it!
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14th Feb 2016 6:32 am |
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dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4354 |
I suppose you are aware that in France you need to carry a hi viz waistcoat (gilet de secour) which must be accessible within the car so that you can put it on before you get out if you have an accident/breakdown. Also two disposable breathalysers although I am not sure if they actually enforce that one. I can't be sure but seem to remember that you have to be 12 yrs old to sit in the front passenger seat even with a booster cushion.
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14th Feb 2016 9:24 am |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
The car had a whole pile of bits as it has German registration. Unlike Australia where we don't have to have any safety equipment, although I do have 2 fluro vests in my car. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!
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14th Feb 2016 10:41 am |
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Purplemadboy Member Since: 22 Jul 2014 Location: Scotland Posts: 1079 |
I don't think your trip is long enough, if I was you I would pick an area for the week to do it justice , as maffy said the tidy battery is great , the whole coast of Normandy is littered with museums and are cheap to enter. The graves at Omaha are a site to see , Pegasus bridge and the battles that took place around there are a must . France is big country and to do each site & its museum would take more than a week . Do it now ! Your a long time dead !! |
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14th Feb 2016 11:28 am |
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dunkley201 Member Since: 09 Jul 2011 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2739 |
+1 for Pegasus Bridge. Worth a visit - good Museum/Visitor Centre too. 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)
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14th Feb 2016 2:57 pm |
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Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4905 |
Agree with this. Have done west, east & southern France on separate trips, still only seen a tiny fraction. You want to actually see things & not be driving too much. Especially for an 8 year old. I was in England & did a very short trip to France with my 6 year old Australian nephew & 10 year old niece. It's hard work for them at that age. They need plenty of fuel stops (food) & toilet breaks & rest. What older people see as extremely interesting can get extremely tedious for a youngster. For example in the Louvre Museum I saw how quickly their interest wanes even though they said it was interesting when asked. A lot of driving around & looking at museums, look at the situation from an 8 year old perspective. Less driving, shorter museum visits, less of them, more breaks for food & rest, & they will enjoy the holiday. Also, I have noticed with my nephew over the years, & my sister has said, that too much on war subjects is not ideal for them as they get a bit of the feeling life is about war & what is ahead of them! Look at a few war related items on your holiday but don't over do it, & do more positive things so your son gets the message there is more to life than war. Too much in Paris!
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14th Feb 2016 6:32 pm |
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jlcrompton Member Since: 06 Nov 2013 Location: bolton Posts: 229 |
Thanks all for the info and tip on my trip.
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15th Feb 2016 5:36 pm |
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rsash Member Since: 20 Jan 2015 Location: Pineapple Picking Country Posts: 91 |
There are many place to visit very near to Calais, go to La Coupole where it was planned to launch V2s - carved out out of the chalk quarry, now a fascinating view of WW2 and the space race, also www.leblockhaus where V2s were going to be launched from a concrete bunker - roof was built and jacked up to construct the walls against bombing. Has V1 flying bombs as well.
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15th Feb 2016 9:46 pm |
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rsash Member Since: 20 Jan 2015 Location: Pineapple Picking Country Posts: 91 |
You need one hi vis jacket accessible in the cabin, and one for each travelling member in the car even if they are in the boot.
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15th Feb 2016 9:58 pm |
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Laverda 3ce Member Since: 12 Sep 2015 Location: Fife Posts: 15 |
If you find yourself in the area when in Belgium this is well worth a sobering visit.
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16th Feb 2016 11:00 am |
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english yeoman Member Since: 13 Sep 2013 Location: UK Posts: 278 |
From Calais to Normandy is further than you'd imagine but well worth it - make sure you get at least one overnight stop there (Benouville has 3 camp-sites) all within walking distance of Pegasus bridge. From there, a 15 min drive to the Merville Battery and a 5 min drive to sword beach! Make sure you say hello to the Gondree Cafe, the 1st liberated house in occupied Europe.
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16th Feb 2016 5:31 pm |
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Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710 |
If you haven't driven much on the continent be aware of one or two little tricks -
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17th Feb 2016 4:31 pm |
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jlcrompton Member Since: 06 Nov 2013 Location: bolton Posts: 229 |
I've not done any driving in Europe before but I have done in florida just before Christmas, so I've had a bit of experience on driving on the wrong side of the road but my dad did say it's even more difficult driving on the wrong side and the steering wheel on the wrong side as well.
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17th Feb 2016 4:44 pm |
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