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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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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What I learned in the southwest corner of Scotland

The trip to this corner of Scotland happened almost overnight. Usually we agree on a the destination long before and…

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More impressions from the south-western corner of Scotland

Usually I like to keep my impressions post short and sweet. Okay, maybe not always. But when it comes to…

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Dunstaffnage Castle and Chapel

For our last day in Scotland I had planned to visit Dunstaffnage Castle. Fortunately we had managed to leave Mull…

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Driving around Mull and trying to leave the island

Our last day on Mull started with a lot of rain again in the morning. So far we didn’t have…

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