We have decided to cut the Reims, Verdun, Eparney, Nancy stop from our trip. This is the new plan: Amsterdam (2 nights - Keukenhof and drive from Lisse to Leiden); flight to Strasbourg or Basel/stay in Colmar ( 3 nights); train to Paris ( 7 nights); train or rental car to Bayeux ( 3 nights), train to Amsterdam - (3 nights). I have booked Airbnb's in all areas except Amsterdam. My husband has been there several times on business trips. He likes Rembrantplein and the hotel that he has stayed at before has a reasonable rate. We already have round trip plane tickets to Amsterdam from Houston.
I am stressing out a bit about the train to Normandy and back to Paris for our return to Amsterdam. It appears to have quite a few connections. I have plantar fasciitis pain in my left foot and walking has been difficult. I hope it will be resolved, but can't be sure of that. It seems that a rental car may require a little less walking. Maybe we could rent a car at Gare du Nord in Paris where we could return it and get a direct connection to Amsterdam. Any thoughts to make this a little less stressful?