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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Gasthaus Steindl

You feel as if time has stood still inside Gasthaus Steindl, it appears unchanged since at least the ’70s. Not…

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Bernay – on the road from Château Gaillard to Caen

We left Château Gaillard in the direction of Caen, which would be our home base for the next three nights.…

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Château Gaillard – driving down history lane

We started our magical history tour with Château Gaillard. After spending a night in Rouen and strengthening ourselves with a…

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Ichi go ichi e – Isshin Ya

The name alone, Ichi go ichi e – Isshin Ya, doesn’t tell you anything what the restaurant is about. Except…

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Another trip to France for history nerds – off to Normandy

A year ago I followed the footsteps of the Plantagenets all the way to Le Mans and Poitiers. This year…

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