| Page Views: 4,938 Last Visit to Basse-Normandie: September, 2005 | On and Off the Road in Normandie by Roadquill - last update: Oct 20, 2005 |
So much to see, so little time. | The entry to William the Conqueror's Castle |
We took the morning train from Paris our of Gare St. Lazare to Caen. We set up to do a little exploring before picking up our car rental across the street from the train station. Two streets take you up up to the main town, Juin 6 being one. The castle of William the Conqueror, formerly the Bastard, is impressive. It overlooks the town center. |
| Normandie beach front with typical hotels and cann |
|  | On to the beaches For some reason I wasn't expecting a lot of building on the shore. As we were driving from Caen towards the beaches to check out the D-Day beaches, were were drving through suburbs and what were obviously second homes. Interspersed were monuments, old gun emplacements and museums dealing with D-Day and WW II. |
Mont St. Michel We drove quite a ways to check this out. Past towns, cities, say a lot of picturesque Normandie. But just when you think you are getting close, it is another 30 to 40 minutes to get there. But definately worth the price. We did not give ourselves a long enough time to enjoy the place. We were also there at low tide and I think it would be more impressive surrounded mostly by water. |  | |
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TheWanderingCamel Mon May 19, 2008 14:26 UTC I'd have gone for the langostines too. Brings back memories of family holidays in this part of France - great place. leyle | BeatChick Thu Dec 27, 2007 04:28 UTC Fabulous & impressive photo of the church at Bayeux, Karl! In fact, your whole page makes me want to visit. :) | ATLC Thu Dec 20, 2007 07:35 UTC Long sentence for a long tapestry. You did all the right things in the region! What an excellent Chambre d'Hote :-) | P&J Tue Apr 25, 2006 09:45 UTC very nice tour of the d-day beach |
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