Hotel le Bayeux

... train to Bayeux to enjoy the Medieval Festival, a day long D-Day Tour, and the 1000 year old Bayeux Tapestry. We are spending several nights here in a hotel run by the nuns of La Joie Saint Benoît. July -th, 2011: We will be making ...

Today we were going to take in two completely different historical places, Bayeux and Le Mont San Michel or St. Michael's Mount, a big day ahead. We arrived in Bayeux only to find all the inner city roads closed and poor old Tom Tom couldn't handle it. We ...

... In the carpark all but two cars had left. It was again a miserable day with rain and grey clouds and biting cold winds. We headed to Bayeux centre which was literally five minutes by car, but it was hard to find a parking spot, it was so busy! We ended up ...

... welcome change.  Food pics (and others) on the way.  The hotel is adorable and the staff is awesome. http://www.liondor-bayeux.fr/english/le-lion-dor.php I'm not sure how I am gonna get to sleep.  At 10pm it was still as bright outside as ...

... nbsp; Getting to the ring road and out of Paris was relatively easy and direct and soon we were off towards Normandy and our hotel in Bayeux. Mom had had this "brilliant" idea of taking a round-about, scenic way to Bayeux.  I'm still not sure what ...

... it was one of the best she's ever had. Before we got back on the coach, I bought a Ritter bar and a KinderSurprise egg. Our hotel in Bayeux is once again spread over three buildings and is known as the Hôtel d'Argouges. I'm in the Maison du Jardin, and I ...

Round-a-bouts on Steroids.    I had breakfast arranged for us at Le Bayeux Hotel - it was 7 Euro per person - so 35 Euro for the family = AUD$75.  This was a rip off, an unadulterated rip off.  Corn flakes; a croissant; a lemon cake ...

... from the train station as they seem to be cheap and you don't need to lug your heavy packs to far. Our hotel in Bayeux had a crazy french (we think German) proprietor who repeated everything over and over even though he spoke reasonably good English, it ...

... for 3 nights.    We did lunch at Maccas and again it cost a fortune.    But then we checked into Le Bayeux Hotel; a nice but basic place - I thought our apartment was better in Paris - but this is OK.  We all have beds all ...

... .  Of course, all these gourmet meals are unnecessary and I could save by eliminating those, but ... well, I'd never do that!  Bayeux is ... cold!  After checking in, the first order of business was to book a tour to the D-Day beaches for ...

This morning our tour group left the hotel after breakfast.  Our first stop was in Bayeux.  We went to see the Bayeux Tapestry there.  The tapestry is 226 feet long and it shows the story of William the Conquerer.  It shows how ...

... the D Day invasion of Normandy. Tourist numbers and roads were finally managable.        Footnote: Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret is UNESCO World Heritage listed, Monets Garden features in the book ...

... our drive towards Bayeux, the rain had started, and the skies were dark. We had reserved (from St-Malo) at the Hotel d'Argouges in Bayeux. A little more than we had hoped to pay - but well worth it. A beautful old chateau converted to a comfortable and ...

... wind today. Looks kind of hokey, but is a vivid reminder of the efforts of the young US soldiers. We then headed back to Bayeux, had a beer outside and then back to the room. We headed out to a restaurant in the guidebook near the church and entered ...

... of the medieval cathedral and the smell of freshly-baked baguettes and pastries coming from the dozens of patisseries that dotted Bayeux's cobble-stone streets.  The town was actually a very convenient place to stay in terms of traveling to ...

... Sunday. A combination of low cloud and low tide made it feel somewhat unattractive, and we must visit again at high tide now the sun has come out. In our next entry we will have a close look at Bayeux and it’s famous tapestry. Richard and ...

... up our car in St Malo so that we could explore the Normandy countryside for the next few days. We drove to Bayeux via Mont Saint-Michel, a spectacular outcrop on which an abbey and supporting community is built. Despite being packed with tourists, we ...

... tourists is completely suffocating, and seeing it up close made me glad that I didn't stay nearby, and instead day-tripped from Bayeux.        After touring the tiny town, I sat with the Edmonton couple on some rocks, waiting for the ...

... grabbed a cafe au lait at the hotel.  That and the pastries ended up costing me about 5 euros - still preferable over the hotel's breakfast, as a croissant and bread could not stack up to a pain au chocolat and apricot danish.  The van picked ...