Novotel Bayeux

... . So, we decided to brave more weather, and make more headway toward the other ferry port in Caen. We backtracked toward Bayeux, stopping in the town, St Mary Eglais; where the 101st airborne landed off course, landing directly in a German Garrison, the ...

... I have wanted to visit this place for years and I was so excited to think that I was finally here. We took a visit to the Bayeux Tapestry and we were just blown away by the size and the intricate detail of the tapestry. It is something like 68 metres long ...

... options for getting online: 1) go to the post office, it's seven Euro for the first hour, then four or five thereafter, 2) go to hotel Novotel about 10-15 minutes outside of town and use the one they have in the lobby, 3) go to a bar in town that opens ...

... meal so far. Caen was bombed out during WWII as most of it is new, and not terribly attractive. Our non-descript, but functional, Novotel is on the outer ring of the city, easy to reach with a car but impossible to reach otherwise. After checking in to ...

... Southern Alps and lakes.  Stopped in Geraldine for coffee and found a shop where the owner - a genius - has recreated the Bayeux Tapestry using small metal bits, and has also finished the story with the help of Cambridge University. Drove through the ...