14 August

DSCN1987 14 August - breakfast before going to Bayeux DSCN1989 Hotel de Ville with Manège DSCN1990 We are here principally for the Tapisserie. IMG 0486 Old doors
DSCN1992 The entrance to the Museum of the Tapestry DSCN1994 The Autoguide is available in many languages available IMG 0487 Bayeux is a lovely town... IMG 0491 with a beautiful cathedral that survived the war.
DSCN1996 Cathedral DSCN1997 Spires IMG 0494 Spires IMG 0498 Spires
IMG 0490 Greg and Jacques setting off to look for... IMG 0499 this shop where... IMG 0500 you can learn a lot the embroidery technique of Bayeux.. DSCN1998 from the owner.
IMG 0501 Inside the cathedral DSCN2003 Stained glass IMG 0505 Stained glass DSCN2000 Gargoyles
DSCN2002 Saints DSCN2001 and Saviors IMG 0509 An account of a German pastor IMG 0508 more about the pastor
IMG 0507 more about the pastor IMG 0506 more about the pastor DSCN2004 Have confidence, never fear DSCN2005 Petit train hauling tourists around Bayeux
DSCN2006 A humungous sycamore, planted in 1798 DSCN2008 Canals DSCN2009 Waterwheels DSCN2007 Quite a beautiful town
DSCN2011 Would you guess that Normandy is dairy country? DSCN2010 The grocery store had a sufficinet selection of Camembert DSCN2012 This is the butter section. DSCN2013 It rains a lot here near the ocean.
DSCN2016 In the afternoon we visited a private castle at Colombières DSCN2015 The castle had a play castle. DSCN2020 Not a great photo, but this was the lady of the castle under the Ancien Regime... DSCN2019 and the same woman a few years later after the Revolution.
DSCN2022 The rain passed quickly and we strolled through the marais DSCN2024 Across the reclaimed wetland, a house near the castle DSCN2025 Typical Norman house and fruit trees DSCN2027 An odd photo of American GIs filling gerry cans at the Chateau de Canchy
IMG 0512 We walked around this remarkable abbey just outside Cerisy-la- Forêt DSCN2030 Village scape DSCN2031 An association of towns has sponsored sculpture in a park next to the abbey DSCN2032 Sculpture
DSCN2033 Sculpture DSCN2035 Sculpture DSCN2036 Sculpture DSCN2037 Sculpture
IMG 0514 Back to house for apéro... IMG 0515 with champagne, pâté de foie gras and radis au beurre IMG 0517 We started like this... DSCN2041 but because we were right between our birthdays, Christine upped the sartorial ante
DSCN2042 We had great fun using the shutter delay feature DSCN2043 but you know how that goes! IMG 0530 I explained our blog/photo system. DSCN2044 Then we had a delicious dinner
IMG 0520 followed by a birthday cake IMG 0523 We received impromptu but appropriate gifts from our hosts IMG 0524