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vrijdag 27 juli 2018

Normandy 2018 - DAY 02

what one sees in Bayeux

Friday, 27 July 2018: after a lovely breakfast and a stroll through the parc of our 'present home', we visited the Pointe de Brevands and several villages in the parc natural des Marais du Cotentin, the tapestry of Bayeux, the Notre Dame de Bayeux and the Musee Memorial de la Bataille de Normandie.
Afterwards visiting the flee market of Porte en Bessin and had dinner at restaurant L'Ecailler (tip of Femke).

breakfast at our chateau with the landlord James


lots of land belonging to the chateau


the pond



the main house

After a relaxing start of the day at the chateau, we started our day with a stop at Catz to visit the church and churchyard.




some parts need maintenance

Pointe de Brevands: wildflowers and sea 


planning the next route 

lunch with a salad, a bottle of mineral water AND our first crepes this holiday at Carentan, Restaurant Quai 16.

Next stop: Bayeux

Notre Dame de Bayeux



the crypte of the cathedral





Tapestry of Bayeux: the reason why we visited the city in the first place, tells the story of the battle of Hastings. See Wiki for indepth info


Walking the city of Bayeux





visiting the Musee Memorial de la Bataille de Normandie: so many lost their lifes in the battle that was fought here in this region during WW II

Our next stop is Porte en Bessin, a tip of our friend Femke, who had dinner in restaurant L'ecailler a few weeks ago when she and Gerard were there.


couldn't resist buying some sausages


Dinner at Restaurant L'ecailler
oysters of course 

Peter's choice was a really great entree 

wine and a view

mussels

When driving home we passed the beaches where the allied forces had fought during WWII, Omaha Beach.




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