The ruins of Jumièges Abbey and another one on the way

Leaving Étretat and its amazing cliffs behind us and after a rather unsuccessful visit of Le Manoir du Catel, I…

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More cliff walking in Étretat – Yport

Cliff walking in Étretat, that’s the thing to do here. After the circular walk the day before we wanted to…

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A spring walk in Vienna – Türkenschanzpark

Vienna in spring is the most beautiful city imaginable. There is so much green everywhere especially in all the parks.…

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An overnight stay in Honfleur

Leaving Deauville we drove further east along the coast to Honfleur, another town on the coast. Unlike Deauville it doesn’t…

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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…

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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…

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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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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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