audreyh1
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So I have been working hard on our early summer Europe trip, and have been switching around the plans a bit to where I think we’re going to spend about 10 days in Normandy near the coast. I plan to visit Rouen, Honfleur and Bayeux.
So researching all the stuff it became clear to me that we really needed to rent a car from Rouen. Just so much easier to get to the places of interest.
We’ve been visiting Europe every year since 2013 except for a pandemic break and this is the first time driving a rental car. All the other locations were super easy with public transportation plus the occasional small group minivan day trip. In 2019 I did reserve a car rental (automatic) via Auto Europe from Madrid airport to Segovia and San Ildefonso O La Granja, to stay at the paradores in each town. Had my IDL. But unfortunately we ended up having to cancel that part of the trip.
Anyway this is a big step for me (main driver). I have been watching a few videos about driving in France. Pretty interesting and looks doable, even enjoyable. A few quirky things like the ‘priorité à droite’. We plan to use the car mostly to get to two different towns and leave it parked at the hotels exploring the towns on foot, although we’ll probably visit the Normandy American Cemetery and look out over Omaha Beach. Not planning on driving into any old city centers.
Good thing I love roundabouts. Although the French roundabouts often seem to have 5+ exits which makes things more intimidating - higher chance of taking the wrong one.
So researching all the stuff it became clear to me that we really needed to rent a car from Rouen. Just so much easier to get to the places of interest.
We’ve been visiting Europe every year since 2013 except for a pandemic break and this is the first time driving a rental car. All the other locations were super easy with public transportation plus the occasional small group minivan day trip. In 2019 I did reserve a car rental (automatic) via Auto Europe from Madrid airport to Segovia and San Ildefonso O La Granja, to stay at the paradores in each town. Had my IDL. But unfortunately we ended up having to cancel that part of the trip.
Anyway this is a big step for me (main driver). I have been watching a few videos about driving in France. Pretty interesting and looks doable, even enjoyable. A few quirky things like the ‘priorité à droite’. We plan to use the car mostly to get to two different towns and leave it parked at the hotels exploring the towns on foot, although we’ll probably visit the Normandy American Cemetery and look out over Omaha Beach. Not planning on driving into any old city centers.
Good thing I love roundabouts. Although the French roundabouts often seem to have 5+ exits which makes things more intimidating - higher chance of taking the wrong one.
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