Normandy Definition–noun | a region in N France along the English Channel: invaded and settled by Scandinavians in the 10th century, becoming a duchy in a.d. 911; later a province, the capital of which was Rouen; Allied invasion in World War II began here June 6, 1944. | | From Dictionary
Hotel Definition–noun | 1. | a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the g
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Property Wire - Found Jan. 5, 2009 ... still expected to do good business such as Brittany, Normandy and the ... This story relates to: france hotel property market rental market ski
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Around the world in thrifty ways
Telegraph - Found Jan. 3, 2009 ... used for the D-Day landings along the north Normandy coast, those on ... It has some of the lowest hotel prices in Europe (an average of about ...
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Budget travel: around the world in thrifty ways
Telegraph - Found Jan. 2, 2009 ... used for the D-Day landings along the north Normandy coast, those on ... It has some of the lowest hotel prices in Europe (an average of about ...
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Budget cruises: The best new year deals
Telegraph - Found Jan. 2, 2009 ... share inclusive of eight nights accommodation (four in a hotel, four in two ... Guernsey, and the options of excursions to Bruges, Brussels and ...
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2008 in Pictures
Washington Post - Found Dec. 30, 2008 ... when the editor called me up that morning at my hotel in Houston and ... possible choices include Parisienne, Provencal, or Normandy/Brittany).
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My hols: Jilly Cooper
The Times - Found Dec. 27, 2008 One year, we went to Normandy Leo loves looking at shell holes and ... We were staying in a little hotel and one evening wed eaten mussels.
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A new life for an old chestnut
Irish Times - Found Dec. 26, 2008 ... to her childhood by a stay in a tree house in Normandy's cider country ... Its latest acquisition is La Rosa Hotel, perched on a cliff ...
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Work with role models translates into success
Macomb Daily - Found Jan. 5, 2009 1,200 students this spring at the Grand Traverse Hotel in Traverse City. ... 'Visiting the beaches of Normandy, I'll never forget that,' she said.
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