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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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…
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…
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…
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…
