My husband and I will be in Spain and France for 2 weeks in May. Most of our itinerary is settled, but we are unsure how to plan the part from Madrid to Paris via Normandy. We will leave Madrid by train early Sat. morning, May 8, and want to arrive in Paris on Tues. by noon, giving us 3 full days and 3 nights. We would be open to picking up a car at some point and then dropping it before taking the train into Paris.
I would appreciate any suggestions on how to spend our time during this portion of our trip. The Normandy area is a priority, but we are uncertain if Madrid to Normandy is too much train travel for one day. And once in Normandy, how should we spend our time and where should we stay? And if we decide to do some driving, where would be the best place to pick up a car and drop it off? We had a great time driving in Germany last year; is driving in France comparable? Thanks.