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Doing it the french way
... what our choice would be. Along the quayside, motorhomes were ranked alongside each other, settling for an evening and night.
Fabulous meal at a quayside restaurant. Wet and windy weather just held off long enough to walk to the restaurant and back.
The storm came in about midnight. Wind and lashing rain. But we were cosy and comfortable.
Amazing how many motorhomes were lined up in the morning.
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Never too old to watch Tinkerbell!
What a full day today! Was up at 6 30, and running by 7. It's a great time of day, sooo cold and the light was just beginning to shine through. There is a stillness as you pound the pavement, whatching your breath routinely appear before you. It's so silent (as most normal people are in bed!!). Did a spot of yoga when I got back, before I had a shower ...
Laying siege to Honfleur
... old and beautiful construction. There is a toll of €3.50 one way but I think it is cheaper in the other direction.
Honfleur is only about 25 minutes from the port but we head first for a panorama to have views back across the Seine to our ship then down to Honfleur. On the way we stop at a beautiful hotel, St Ferme,which has an authentic old Normandy style house in the grounds with a reed thatch roof and an old apple ...
Monet, Monet, Monet!!!!
... so skip the long queue at the ticket desk and head straight for the water gardens. Amazingly there are water lilies in bloom, and quite a lot of flowers in bloom. The lily ponds are beautiful, very tranquil and not too packed with people. There are many Japanese people as Monet had a connection with Japan, hence the Japanese style bridges.
Next we visit the house and gardens, the house has a typical Normandy construction. One room wide but very long, ...
Le Havre
... walls light up the whole tower. The most amazing building Ive seen in a long while.Kite surfers enjoy the strong winds on the coast here. Strong storm that night with 20-30 waves breaking against the harbor walls (Container Ships still coming in !!!)Old fort on the top of town used as an ammunition store during the war now a garden centre.Large art sculpture in centre of town resembling a warped cooling tower (now set for destruction in ...