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Bayeux for the weekend

Last weekend on the Sunday we biked along the canal to Saint-Gobrien which is a tiny little village with an 11th century church which is slowly being restored.

Saint-Gobrien
There’s a fair bit of work to do, but it’s still a working church.
Pauline outside the church with her bike helmet on
A mill along the canal
This little flock belonged to one of the lock keepers houses along the way
The lock keepers houses are very cute

This week we’ve mostly been doing admin things like getting french sim cards, hiring a carpet cleaner and cleaning the carpets so this weekend we thought we’d do something nice and drive to Bayeux to see the tapestry. The last time we visited it happened to be a January and the tapestry museum was closed. Bayeux is a lovely town in Normandy, quite close to the D-day beaches so with that and the tapestry it’s quite touristy however it’s still early in the season, not too many tourists yet, the perfect time in fact.

The tapestry is certainly impressive, its very long and you walk along it with an audio guide explaining the various sections.
We liked this building in the middle of the town
Pauline outside the museum
Inside the museum
Bayeux cathedral , 11th century. It’s an impressive sight.
Inside the cathedral
The pulpit
I liked this old cinema
I also liked this sign

We did visit Omaha beach and the US and other cemeteries the first time we were here, it’s certainly thought provoking, particularly the cemeteries! But I feel no desire to purchase ww2 memorabilia.

Lovely place Bayeux, but it was quite chilly and rainy so we didn’t get around as much of it as we might have. I did manage to buy a woolly hat in the town!

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    Marjory (Gibson) McSaveney

    Hi Paul & Pauline, I feel like I’ve just spent a fascinating afternoon wandering through quaint old villages and taking in so much history through your photographs. It looks cold, so am glad you’re both rugged-up warmly. Thanks Paul for including photos of Pauline! But wot – no food! I feel cheated! The churches/cathedrals blow my mind when I think about how they were constructed back then. What vision. What tenacity. What endurance. What long-range thinking! Love your blogs. Love your adventures. I walked on Eastern Beach yesterday, then this morning greeted people arriving at All Saints for the Palm Sunday service, was the Scripture reader for the day as well – then Len & I had lunch at a favourite cafe with Korean friends. She’s an artist with a great sense of humour and says that he is a golf-playing couch potato! So is Len, minus the golf! :))). Love to you both, Marjory

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