A slight detour to Deauville

We left Caen after a quick visit to the Abbaye aux Hommes behind us and drove again in the direction…

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Breakfast at Drechsler Wienzeile – update

Breakfast at Drechsler Wienzeile is always a pleasure and not just because I appreciate the available mini Gin Tonic. That’s…

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The D-Day museum in Arromanches

Leaving Bayeux behind us we drove straight north to Arromanches, where the Gold Landing Beach Site lies a bit to…

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What Bayeux is famous for

One of our trips from Caen was a drive to Bayeux, a town famous for the tapestry of Bayeux. For…

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Horace (Le P’tit B)

Caen has many lovely restaurants and on our first evening we already got lucky. The second night we were in…

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A day trip to Falaise Castle

One of our day trips from Caen took us south to the town of Falaise, which was the birth town…

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The Castle of Caen

Since the area around Caen has so much to offer we spent, besides staying three nights, only two late afternoons…

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Le Chef et sa Femme

The restaurant Le Chef et sa Femme is a bit off the beaten path in Caen. Not that the city…

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Caen

We arrived in Caen in the late afternoon after stopping at Château Gaillard and Bernay on the way from Rouen.…

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Breakfast at Bouvier

Breakfast at a hotel is not my favorite after a couple disappointments in Vienna, like Donnersmarkt or &flora. I mean…

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