My personal curiosities of Normandie !!!

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How about Normandy region of my belle France! Well looking over my posts left some memorable pictures out and decided should be in my blog, These are our road warrior moments in the region of many memories from the time we came to France back in 2003, I like to show you some ,therefore, here is my take on my personal curiosities of Normandie !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I

The wonderful Church of Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours of Dieppe built in 1876 looking down at the city from the cliffs above the rock of Pollet,was a place of pilgrims and later a point to the memory of the marines lost at sea. It was a moment we cherish walking by it and sitting out next to it with my dear late wife Martine, Memories forever ! The picture is from the church to the harbor ferry terminal and Newhaven, England.

Dieppe boys from ND bonsecours church city bakgrnd sep07

The Château de Dieppe ,had a first one in the 12C and the current one dates from 1443. The west tower dates from the 14C, and the place is really a fortress with a very solid architecture and with several parts in bricks. It housed until 1923 the army barracks of Ruffin. Today, the Castle house the museum of Dieppe ,which is a must to see, from the top you can see beautiful views of the sea and the city as well as inside marvel of the biggest and most beautiful collections of sculpture ivory in Europe; from crucifix, chapelets, statues, events, tabacs, painted work by Georges Braque, furniture from the house of pianist Camille Saint-Saëns and temporary expositions. Sublime !

Dieppe castle museum pf and twins sep07

Another memorable moment was lunch at O Blé Gourmand resto in Le Havre, The best breton norman cuisine in town, Lots of family fun here and great walks around the docks.

le havre ble gourmand martine my13

le havre ble gourmand my13 pipo

Another wonderful moment in a very historical site even if a bit over tourism has taken over, it is worth the detour , me think, The La Vielle Auberge or Old Inn, at  Grand Rue-Intra Muros, Mont-Saint-Michel. This is a very nice hotel but we came for the restaurant! Again, they are best known for the hotel. we came across them because of the nice rustic views  in the restaurant. The atmosphere was very nice old, good service, food ok  was unique. We were not looking for anything nor had reservations, just walking up quant decoration old world tables set up as a restaurant

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There you go folks, a wonderful road warrior tour of gorgeous Normandie, history and architecture for doing it for the rest of my life. Thanks again for following me along this quest of travel knowledge and pleasures. Again, hope you enjoy this post on my personal curiosities of Normandie as I

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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