Help me plan a 'Band of Brothers' roadtrip across Europe

Help me plan a 'Band of Brothers' roadtrip across Europe

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g3org3y

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20,606 posts

190 months

Sunday 6th July 2014
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Another road trip required this summer, just a short one - 19th - 27th July.

Was thinking across Europe with a Band of Brothers theme, starting in Normandy and concluding in Berchtesgaden.

Potential areas to stop off at include:
- Carentan (France)
- Eindhoven (Holland)
- Bastogne (Belgium)
- Foy (Belgium)
- Haguenau (France)

If it is felt that the trip is too short, can always be postponed to do it 'properly'.

Would really appreciate your opinions and experiences. smile

xr287

874 posts

179 months

Sunday 6th July 2014
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Sounds like an interesting trip and something I thought about after watching it the first time. Does anyone know though how much there is to actually see? Or is it often a case of knowing something happened there but there being nothing to mark it?

Eagles Nest would be on my list aswell, even just for the scenery!

TEKNOPUG

18,843 posts

204 months

Sunday 6th July 2014
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Fox holes are still evident outside Bastogne.

Note that none of the series was shot at the actual locations. So it maybe hard to recognise and orientate yourself to episodes.

Badvok

1,867 posts

166 months

Sunday 6th July 2014
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g3org3y

Original Poster:

20,606 posts

190 months

Monday 21st July 2014
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Appreciate the replies.

Trip postponed until later this year (will defo happen though) as need more time planning (plus think a week is not enough).

Will keep updated.

TEKNOPUG

18,843 posts

204 months

Monday 21st July 2014
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Is you search you'll find someone posted a similar trip report a few years back. They went in an NSX iirc.

marcosgt

11,011 posts

175 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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You need to end at Zell am Zee really.

M.

Streetrod

6,468 posts

205 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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I returned from a week in Normandy over the weekend having gone on the trip with absolutely no expectations and to say I was impressed would be an understatement. We found some amazing driving roads everywhere with absolutely no traffic, no cops and only one speed camera. The scenery at times was spectacular and the architecture wonderful. In fact Miss Streetrod and I are seriously considering a holiday home there.

As for places to visit the American D-Day cemetery at Omaha Beach was a humbling and inspiring place to visit, it even bought my ten year old son to tears. As we walked among the graves we were overflown by 3 Euro Fighters plus two other jets in slow formation one of which peeled away in a tribute manoeuvre. It just seemed so right. It’s a must visit location I think

leyorkie

1,634 posts

175 months

Tuesday 22nd July 2014
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You can follow the Route de Liberte
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Road_(Franc...
Maps are available and the route has markers there is a calendar of the progress made and one can assume that Band of Brothers followed this route.