Visiting D-Day Sites with Kids, Episode 297

<p>Are you considering visiting D-Day sites with kids? You'll want to listen to this episode! My guests Ginny and Cristina are mother and daughter and the kids were a 12yo boy, a 9yo girl, a 7yo girl, and a 3yo boy. Also on this trip were Ginny’s sister and Cristina’s husband. They took this trip in October 2019.</p> <p>We have a conversation about driving in France, etiquette at French restaurants with kids, and also about taking kids to D-Day sites and how that worked out for this family.</p> <ul> <li>What can you do to keep the kids interested?</li> <li>What is there to do in Normandy besides D-Day sites?</li> </ul> <h5>Recommended in this episode: <a href= "https://classictalesaudiobooks.com/">The Classic Tales Podcast</a></h5> <p> </p> <p>It turns out that this family has a long history with Normandy. Ginny’s father served in Normandy in WW2 and they had some letters from him. They went looking for the places where he served, including some places we haven’t talked about on the podcast yet.</p> <h2>Tips for Visiting D-Day Sites with Kids</h2> <p>Learn from the best, folks who did it and learned the lessons!</p> <h3>About Driving in France</h3> <ul> <li>If there are enough adults in your party willing to drive, you might want to <strong>rent 2 cars instead of a van</strong>. That will allow you to split up if needed.</li> <li>There are speed traps in France, <strong>do not go over the speed limit</strong> or you may get a ticket in the mail a month after you get home.</li> <li>If you pay for the built-in GPS in the rental car it will tell you what the speed limit is in any particular road section.</li> <li>Everything is far apart in Normandy, you will need to drive. Parking is generally not a problem in Normandy unless you go around D-Day commemorations.</li> </ul> <h3>Do Kids Need to Be Quiet at Restaurants in France?</h3> <p>Cristina's children are used to traveling at lot, at least the older ones are. Like anything else, travel gets easier the more you do it and that's true for children too! But still she