Berck-sur-Mer on the Opal Coast of Northern France
Berck-sur-Mer was a famous ‘spa’* town in the 19th Century. The beach at Berck-sur-Mer with a church and the old Sanitorium in the background. The Sanitorium is being torn down […]
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the secret to French Cooking: add a pound of butter and a bottle of wine to everything!
The City of Dieppe on France’s Opal Coast
A road trip through Northern France in a sunny June… In June hotels seemed at way more of a premium than we were used to with our ‘book-as-you-go’ travel style. […]
Visiting Cap Fagnet, above Fécamp on the Normandy Coast of France
Mid-afternoon June 8, 2015. Today’s route took us from Rouen to Le Havre and then up the Alabaster Coast. Cap Fagnet, high above Fécamp on the Normandy Coast of France, offers […]
WPC: Cracked Plaster Wall in Rouen
I decided to pick these delicious textures of a cracked plaster wall in Rouen, France; textures you can just reach out and touch… Two other wall samples nearby with more […]
Dinner in Bernay and an Evening in Rouen
Late afternoon June 6, 2015. Ending up our day-trip through cider and cheese (and chocolate) country with a dinner in Bernay. We stopped for dinner in Bernay. Al had a […]
Travelling to Livarot along Normandy’s Cheese & Cider Route
June 6, 2015. On today’s day trip from Rouen along the cheese & cider route we happened upon a fromagerie. In Livarot, France we were greeted by signs of cheese […]
A Detour Leads to Our First French Picnic!
June 6, 2015. On a day-trip from Rouen. One habit I wish I could bring home with me was the picnics in France. While driving along a back road we […]
Jumieges Abbey Ruins from the 1600s, France
June 6, 2015. First stop on our day trip from Rouen. I love places that have been left in a ruined state, and Jumieges Abbey on our route from Rouen to […]
The Gothic Cathedral in Rouen, France
June 5, 2015. Part of our walk about in Rouen contained a visit to the city’s spectacular Gothic Cathedral. A view of the Cathedral in Rouen through a windowless facade.The black […]
A Walk Around Rouen in France
June 5, 2015. Arriving late afternoon in Rouen. Although we prefer to go places on a whim, our rough schedule had us arriving in Rouen late on a Friday in […]
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