Meeting Annie

Our guide meets us on Monday morning and the group gathers for introductions. Then we are off to Bayeau, a small village of about 10,000 which was NOT damaged in the war. It's the home of William the Conqueror (previously known as William the Bastard). But fate intervened and he became king of England and Duke of Normandy. The Bayeau Tapestry celebrates his victory over his cousin Harold in the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The tapestry is extraordinary and a Unesco World Heritage artifact for good reasons. We see the town and the tapestry with a local guide and Annie arranges two wonderful meals in town at different restaurants where the food is overwhelmingly wonderful and the staff is very welcoming. Menus begin with foie gras and end with creme brulee. About one million calories every time you sit down. It looks like the biggest challenge on this trip is not the hiking but extraordinary the food of Normandy.Read more