Hotel La Residence Manoir De La Salamandre
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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!
... started working. Emptied the dishwasher and sorted breakfast. Then walked up to the shops, as the mother I am au pairing for was sooooo tired because the baby had her up since 3 30!!! Then this afternoon, got the bus with the daughter to the mall where we watched Tinkerbell -- quite enjoyed it actually, quite nice to watch a kiddy film once in a ...
Laying siege to Honfleur
... now converted to a flowerbed.
At the panorama there is also a little 14C church, Notre Dame de Grace dedicated to the protection of the citizens of Honfleur, many of whom are fishermen so there are a number of boats hanging from the ceiling. It is a beautiful small church and it is nice to be able to see the stained glass close to. Outside the church is a carillon of 24 bells which chime the hours and quarters and can be ...
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 ...