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Normandy- Bayeux and it’s tapestry 23rd June
A Travel Blog entry by amery from Bayeux, Normandy, France
Normandy- Bayeux and it's famous tapestry 23rd June 2010 We liked this town very much- despite it’s famous tapestry, it didn’t feel like a tourist showpiece, just a nice friendly place with a number of medieval buildings including a fine ...
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1066 Tapestry
A Travel Blog entry by darrenhough74 from Bayeux, Normandy, France
... the tapestry. Without it you would find it hard to depicher the story and miss the little details which bought the tapestry to life. The town of Bayeux itself is gorgeous and miracouslouly escaped WWII bombing...even though it was only 10km ...
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Omelettes and the Bayeux Tapestry
A Travel Blog entry by meridithabroad from Bayeux, France
Today we drove to Normandy. We saw the Bayeux Tapestry today, and tomorrow we'll go to the D-Day Beaches. The Bayeux Tapestry is amazing, it has lasted almost a thousand years after being used in several unusual ways, such as a wagon cover. The museum ...
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Bayeux Tapestry
A Travel Blog entry by stevelegassick from Bayeux, France
... deep inside the cathedral, a long-lost, almost 1000-year-old pictorial record of the Battle of Hastings of 1066, the "tapestry" was found just a few decades ago. The tapestry tells the story of when the king of Normandy won ...
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The Bayeau Tapestry
A Travel Blog entry by carlton from Bayeux, Normandy, France
We saw the Bayeau Tapestry today. It's almost 1,000 years old. It is an embroidered panel several hundred feet long that tells the story of the 1066 conquest of England by William the Conqueror. It is incredible......we also visited the ...
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All Part of Life's Rich Tapestry
A Travel Blog entry by indiadec09 from Delhi, Delhi, India
... is both operational and safe to use). We can cross Delhi off our list of world cities to visit and I'm pretty sure it won't be getting a gurnsey on the "to re-visit again" list. Still, as the title says, it's all part of life's rich tapestry. ...
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A Tapestry of Seascapes and Culture
A Travel Blog entry by tuffychloe from Ingonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
We started out this morning in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, and started on our drive up to Cape Breton Island. At first, we drove on the Ceilidh Trail. This entire area is heavily influenced by the Celtic heritage, especially the music. There is at least one ...
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The World's Largest Jersey
A Travel Blog entry by eandx from Geraldine, New Zealand
... was wondering what he would do to him - and the obvious solution was: To make them into a canvas and reproduce the Bayeux Tapestry. Before I could utter a desolate 'Why' he held up another exhibit - The Canvas. The spring steel was broken into pieces and ...
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Two Days in History
A Travel Blog entry by the_stamms from Bayeux, France
... itself, but also the layout of the museum leading up to the real thing. First, you are taken through a replica of the tapestry with extensive explanations at each scene. Then, there is a short film explaining the tapestry scene by scene and ultimately ...
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Penultimate.....and yes - I agree!
A Travel Blog entry by pennipistle from Deauville, France
... had thoughtfully numbered each scene so it made following the commentary quite easy though at quite a brisk pace. After seeing the tapestry and included in the admission price was a visit to a beautiful little cinema for a 16 minute long film given ...
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Normandy and Easter Sunday
A Travel Blog entry by hithere52 from Bayeux, Normandy, France
... . If we got there in time, we would check out what we could and then head to the D-Day beaches and the Bayeux Tapestry on Saturday. From previous calculations, we figured the drive to Mont St. Michel would take about 4 and a half ...
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North France, Bayeaux and Normandy
A Travel Blog entry by nessamilan from Bayeaux, France
... about 70 meters. It was beautiful. Along with the tour, there was an audio guide that again, explained the symbolism behind the tapestry. This visit was definitely worth the 3 Euros. Afterwards, we had lunch on a stone bridge with a great view of ...
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millions of stitches
A Travel Blog entry by stoptheworld from Bayeux, Normandy, France
... - it was dyed with woad, weld and madder, and found out how to form the correct stitches. I was disappointed not to buy a tapestry to do myself- they were quite expensive. We loved looking at the tapestry and were amazed at the detail and size when seeing ...
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Good hotel, good location, great japanese restaurant from anonymous This is a fine hotel for a business traveller in Singapore. It's not going to break your expense account like some of it's fine high-rise counterparts, the location is ...
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Museum of the Bayeux Tapestry (Musee de la Tapisserie de Bayeux)
13 rue de Nesmond, Centre Guillaume le Conquerant, Bayeux, Basse-Normandie, Normandy, France
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This museum houses the famous Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-m long piece of embroidery that graphically tells the story of the 1066 Battle of Hastings.




