Dieppe
Travel Blogs from Dieppe, France
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so many lives lost...
... was surprised to see so many Canadian flags flying, not only at monuments. Stores, restaurants and even children's playgrounds around Dieppe where flying the maple leaf. After almost 63 years there is a lot of gratitude by the people ...
Paris to Rouen to Dieppe
... camera at the house, so we have borrowed some pics from the net to aid you visually :) This morning we arrived in Dieppe, and are staying with Sylvie's cousin Phillipe, in who lives in the amazingly beautiful village of Pourville, just outside Dieppe. ...
a trip to Normandy
Today we were up and ready to go by 7am. We were worried about storing our luggage so we got up early in case we had to take it to the train station. We got lucky though and the FIAP let us store it there for the day. After that we ate breakfast and ...
Bidding last goodbyes to the great island
Yes, this is it. Sitting on the top deck of the ferry alone. The sun kissing my face, the winf playing with my hair. The last few moments in the royal island of great Britain. It really is great in many ways. Actually ever since my last ...
Dieppe- A city by the sea
... side instead of the left. Crazy! Shane was amazing and gets credit for this! We got our car to France by train(35minutes) (Folkestone-Calasis) insane! Car Ferry (Dieppe-New Haven) on the way home. Very comfortable and the kids had the best time on ...
From the cliffs of Etretat to the beach of Dieppe
... the department of Calvados. Undulating fields of light and dark green spread on each side, stretching to the horizon. We reached Dieppe in the late afternoon, and found our hotel, Hotel de la Plage, amongst the row of sea-front properties flanking a ...
Dieppe, la normandie
... at 3 a.m., and we could sleep for a few hours... Our second night there, which was our third night traveling around between France and Great Britain, we slept very well close to a residence place. The day after, Guillermo was swimming in the sea and Bea ...
J'arrive en France!
... I climbed aboard my bicycle, being careful to cycle on the right-hand side of the road! This was my first trip to Dieppe and I thought it a nice little port town. Memories of WWll were everywhere: gun emplacements, bunkers and the like. Most touching were ...
Dieppe
... We have booked a cabin on the overnight trans-channel ferry, which leaves at midnight tonight. I must say that our time in France has been wonderful, and could easily stay longer. However, I am sure that the UK will provide us with plenty of enriching ...
Northern France
... ....but that is not important! The next day (after sleeping in until 11am due to the night before) we went up to Dieppe, and what a treat. The Canadian monument is great, beautiful gardens right under the castle and along the seashore. The museum of the ...
The Alabaster Coast
... following the winding cliffs along the coast would be a nice way to do it. So we told Mad Mary (our GPS) to take us to Dieppe but avoiding the tollways. We checked the map and the obvious choice to was a semi major N road. Instead Mary decided to take us ...
Operation Jubilee
... . The grief in his eyes was aching and tired... He became an old man a long time ago. Later when we visited Dieppe Canadian Cemetery I witnessed what it looks like when several hundred young Canadian men are buried in one place. Every second grave ...
Dieppe, France
... a frozen bottle of water. Great for us, this is the 2nd place we have found this. Municipal Camping La Licorne. June 30, Tuesday Dieppe is where we are headed. We go into town to the city centre and the beach area. We look around to find ...
We Remember
... supper (BBQ pizza is amazing!). The next day we decided to go into the city center and look around before making our way to Rouen. Dieppe is a beautiful town and although it's grown it still has an old town feel. One thing I love about it is its Canadian ...
Quiet Seaside Resort Now
... to land here on August 19, 1942 in WW2. There are many monuments and memorials in place to commemorate this tragic event. Dieppe is a lovely little harbor city, with a long beach sidewalk to stroll along. A memorial to the Essex regiment was designed so ...
Farewell France hello England
Monday 16.05.2011 to Wed 18.05.2011 - we left our digs near Le Mans and rode north to Dieppe where we had booked to catch the ferrie to Newhaven in England. We found there was about another 35 bikers queued up with us and when we found the ...
From Bolougne to Dieppe
With the 180Miles behind us, seems strange to think that Brighton direct is only 70 miles away. we have been chase by 2 storms today, it was scary but the worst was to get a 40 foots by 14 foot boat in a 30 by 10 ...
Dieppe YH workers
... actually its a bit smoochy weather as it is grey and chill. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- August 17 Dieppe Cemetery Roger Dubuc - Fusillier Mont-Royal died at 23, August 19 1942 from ...
Taking it gently
Ate at "L'Hippolyte" restaurant last night - very enjoyable. Good night’s sleep - except for the ferry arriving across the harbour, at around 3am! Slow start to the day, with breakfast from the baker’s van which called at the Aire. Then a ...
Jan 28, 2010
Then we left
We reached Dieppe at 5 in the morning it was cold and we were both pretty tired we set off on the ride to our first ...
Driving off the Ferry
... my eyes shut. Ugh. Driving on the other side took minutes to get used to but the map reading has been a bit of a misson- France is so densely populated compared to Britain that there is hardly room for all the wee villages and roads that lead to them. ...
Dieppe and the raid
... a hotel, which means I got my first shower in ? days. That was awesome. Pretty much makes the trip worth it right there. Dieppe is actually a pretty town - or at least the first 1 km from the ocean is. After that, it degrades into strip malls à ...
Easter sunday: dieppe normandy! since it's ...
... at Rouen and reached Dieppe by 11:30 (for anyone who's read Mme Bovary - it was set in Rouen). 2. When the train reached Dieppe, since the car was packed, we thought it would be better to wait for the crowd to clear off the train before we got ...
Verso l' Inghilterra
... tornato al camper dove ho cenato dopo una bella corsetta salutare sul lungomare pieno di gente a passeggio tra gelaterie e friteries. Anche Dieppe ha le sue falesie, seppure non modellate come quelle di Etretat, e l’aspetto generale della città non ...
Dieppe Martyr city
... enjoyed the view at the girl and also those monokini ;) And met a great german girl from Dresden. I really enjoyed Dieppe, but like anywhere else in France there is dog shit all over the street which is pretty annoying, its like a game trying to avoid ...
Bienvenue en France (touristiques plus sanglante)
... , it was painted in 1522 for King Henry VIII. Moving on from Winchester and heading for Newhave for the ferry trip to France, we detoured through Goodwood via Peterfield. At Goodwood we tried to get into Rolls Royce factory (always wanted 1 of ...
9 days later, we've hit up the War sites
... we went to Normandy. Over the span of the 3 days, we saw Juno Beach, the Canadian War Memorial + Museum, Vimy Ridge, and Dieppe. It was SO Surreal. Often, I have trouble attaching myself to historical things when we go there. But here, I ...
stop-over to hit the Hypermarché
Peaceful drive of only 458 miles except for the roadworks in Caen with the "Deviation" signs going round in circles eventually managed to bypass these and get to the camp site around 6pm instead of 4pm Camping "La Source" 63 r Tisserands, ...
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