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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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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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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What I learned while chasing the Plantagenets

Wow, it took awhile to write down everything that happened in France and what I took away from this trip.…

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More impressions from the Plantagenets tour in France

Even though we were chasing history, we saw so much more while touring the west of France. The west sounds…

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