Le Havre/Rouen

Another beautiful day. We took taxi from La Havre port to train station and train to Rouen.
It is about one hour on the train.
From the train station we walked to the old part of the town. A visit to Old Rouen and its medieval streets transported us to another era.
Our first stop was Notre-Dame Cathedral. It is a Gothic style, we marveled at the church’s façade. The closer we got, the more we could appreciate the extraordinary architectural work.

Built between the 12th and 16th centuries, it’s sure to impress: it’s the tallest cathedral in France! Made famous by the works of Monet.

The inside was not as impessive, but still beautiful.

Then we admired an ancient clock located on pedestrian cobblestone street. The mechanism which dates from 1389 is one of the oldest in France. It was possible to climb 157 steps in the tower, but I did not want to leave Boris all by himself on the street.

At this point, we met a woman from our ship. She is from Rouen, but leave in DC at the moment. She suggested to us few restaurants for lunch. I remembered only one name.

Our next destination was market. Behind the market is the church and a little park where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake. The church which is dedicated to her is here and it couldn't be more of a contrast from the cathedral. The church was commissioned in 1969 and completed ten years later.

Right across the church is restaurant build in 1345 the inspired Julia Child to learn French food.

Now it was time for lunch, we google the location of restaurant she suggested. It was about 10 min walk. But when we got there, the place was closed until April 25. We stopped at the close by place and had our lunch, then walked back to the old area of the town. We met this French woman again. She told us there are two locations of this restaurant. We went to the wrong one. Oh well. It is just a food.

We would spend more time in Rouen, but battery in Boris’s wheelchair motor run out of power. We walked back to train station and returned to our ship. Not too bad, 17K steps for today.En savoir plus