Bayeux, France
Brian and I celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary on June 18th of this year. To celebrate we decided to take a trip back to France. We loved our time in Paris before and knew we wanted to go back there, and since we were sort of at odds on where else we'd like to visit we decided to just go back to the place we love. This time we added on the Normandy coast to our visit, and used a lot of great information from my parents in planning our trip.
Apparently the majority of Cathedrals in France are named Notre Dame. Who knew?! This Notre Dame was our view from our hotel room at the Churchill Hotel. Gorgeous, right?
We had the good fortune of being around on a market day, and was able to watch a man sell "Magic Wallets" and Orange Sippers to kids while enjoying breakfast. This man knew his target audience for sure and was reeling them in left and right.
And the greatest chandeliers ever...
Oh, and the food was amazing as well. Who doesn't like BIG Tartines?!
Bayeux was a beautiful town, very walkable, with a rich history all it's own. Bayeux was briefly the capital of France during WWII was it was the only liberated city at first and it didn't suffer any damage during the war which allowed for the old buildings to survive.
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| Another picture of the view from our hotel room. |
Interestingly a lot of the stained glass in churches in the Normandy region celebrates those who landed on the Normandy beaches during WWII.
We visited the WWII museum in Bayeux and the British Cemetery. The museum was well done and had a great little movie. The cemetery was of course very moving.
We also ate at the cutest restaurant in all of France. Seriously. Crewel work and Newspapers on the walls...
Oh, and the food was amazing as well. Who doesn't like BIG Tartines?!