Take a (free) ride up or down Le Tréport’s funicular, which joins the upper and lower parts of the town. The ride, at less than 2 minutes, cuts through a tunnel in the cliff on a 155 metre long track. https://youtu.be/9xIUui7Ubdk I’m sure that fans of the Scandi-noir styled French cop drama Witnesses (or Les…… Continue reading Le Tréport Funiculaire
Tag: Normandy
The Meditation
Times are scary. Unpredictable and stifling with a dose of terror. Many people are turning to different types of self care to offset the negativity. Like meditation, for example. Personally, meditation hasn’t ever worked for me. My brain hasn’t figured out how to shut up. Instead it bounces with incessant chatter: “Did I water the…… Continue reading The Meditation
The Trees Are Alive With Music
I’ve got a couple of really exciting trips planned for the coming year. They’ll inevitably be cancelled though, because of the impending apocalypse COVID-19. In my attempt to avoid people (surprisingly easy for a non-peopley person such as myself) I’ve been spending time going through my Google albums. I found this short clip of a…… Continue reading The Trees Are Alive With Music
Thursday Doors – Bayeux
I thought it might be fun to take a look at the same door, from both sides. You may recall seeing these grand doors from my B is for .. Bayeux Cathedral post. I like the fun pop of red in the middle of the cathedral’s imposing Norman-Romanesque facade. Step through the doors and turn…… Continue reading Thursday Doors – Bayeux
Étretat
Étretat, located on the Upper Normandy Coast of Northern France, is a great place to stop if you ever find yourself in the area. The scenery is stunning and the town itself is filled with adorable buildings. On the day that James and I visited, the town proved to be very popular. It was heaving…… Continue reading Étretat
E is for .. Les Jardin d’Etretat
While based in Bayeux, we decided to take a day trip along the coast in our rental car. One of the stops we made was in Etretat to check out the beautifully manicured Jardin d’Etretat and its quirky face installations that I’d seen online. An added bonus was the view of the famous ‘Needle’ rock…… Continue reading E is for .. Les Jardin d’Etretat
B is for .. Bayeux Cathedral
In this installation of my biweekly Alphabet series, I’m sharing with you some photos taken at Bayeux Cathedral – or Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux. After parking our rental car and making our way to check-in at our hotel, it’s quite possible that I was almost hit by a car or two. Or maybe not. I…… Continue reading B is for .. Bayeux Cathedral
Voyage sur la Route, Part Deux
I’m back with more photos taken on the road in France last year. Again, in no particular order.. I love buddy to the far right, gazing over his shoulder without a care in the world. Did you play that game as a child where you’d hold your breath for as long as you could while…… Continue reading Voyage sur la Route, Part Deux
Voyage sur la Route
As many of you know, my boyfriend and I spent 2 fun-filled weeks in France last year. We visited Paris, Normandy and Périgord Noir – more commonly referred to as the Dordogne region. Once outside of Paris, James and I rented a car and were able to see areas not easily accessible to us by…… Continue reading Voyage sur la Route
l’Abbaye d’Ardenne Massacre
It’s Remembrance Day here in Canada and I thought I’d share with you a story that I learned while visiting Normandy, France. Earlier this year marked the 75th anniversary of D-Day. It’s been 75 years since the Allied forces landed in Normandy under Operation Overlord, taking part in the largest seaborne invasion in history, and…… Continue reading l’Abbaye d’Ardenne Massacre
