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…
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…
Caen
We arrived in Caen in the late afternoon after stopping at Château Gaillard and Bernay on the way from Rouen.…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
The flowers of Saumur, Fontevraud, Chinon, Poitiers, Amboise
Traveling to France in May is definitely a good time for flowers. Everything was in bloom, some of it already…
About me
Traveling is a way of life. While doing so I taste everything a country has to offer, and read a lot. There is nothing better though than enjoying all three at the same time. So come along for the ride.
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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…
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…
Caen
We arrived in Caen in the late afternoon after stopping at Château Gaillard and Bernay on the way from Rouen.…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
The flowers of Saumur, Fontevraud, Chinon, Poitiers, Amboise
Traveling to France in May is definitely a good time for flowers. Everything was in bloom, some of it already…
About me
Traveling is a way of life. While doing so I taste everything a country has to offer, and read a lot. There is nothing better though than enjoying all three at the same time. So come along for the ride.
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