It is our last morning at our beautiful Normandy Chateau and again it is a beautiful day. The week has been nowhere near as rainy as our tour guide had suggested it may be. We really enjoyed our week here as it was so quiet and the air was so fresh – and we got […]
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Last two nights in Villers Bocage
Our last two nights in Villers Bocage On Wednesday night we all went to a local restaurant in Villers Bocage. Some people walked as it’s about a kilometre from the Chateau. Others got a lift with Tony in the car Greg and Gaye had hired for the week. The restaurant had a lovely décor and […]
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Our stay at the Chateau Well we have been here for 5 days now and thought we would give you an overview of how it all works. If you watch Paul’s movie first it will all make sense. Breakfast is served each morning according to the time our bus is departing. Chantelle is the Chateau […]
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Beaumont-en-Auge and Honfleur At 9.30 our coach headed to the ancient village of Beaumont –en-Auge, dating back to the 1740’s. It was a quaint village at the top of a hill. Well worth a look around as you will see from the photos. Paul had coffee in the quaintest of cafes. Not one piece […]
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D Day Landings I have forgotten to record in our last few posts that the European heatwave is not affecting us here in Normandy. Our first evening was warm until sunset and since then the weather has been great. What a fascinating day we had exploring the landing sites of D Day (6 June 1944). […]
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Deauville On Saturday 28 July we headed to Deauville by bus. It took about 80 minutes to get there. We had never heard of it before and we were delighted to find it a beautiful town. It was full of beautiful buildings, has 3 casinos and apparently has a huge horse racing venue. On […]
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