Bayeux the city of History

Sunday – Out of bed a little earlier because we had to buy a selection of food for our “New Year’s” picnic in our hotel room tonight and rush to the Bayeux history museum which was only open from 10:00 to 12:30 today. I guess that after all, it is New Year’s Eve! The city history dates back to more than 100BC and was a Roman settlement. We devoted the two and a half hours to the museum and then returned to the town center to buy bread, wine and savories and have a quick lunch in a local café. In the wine shop we asked that they pull the cork out of our bottle and then put it back in because we didn’t have the means to do so at the hotel. During the afternoon we wanted to walk but then the rain came. At the hotel they requested us to move our car onto the street because our space was pre-booked for the night. What a nuisance. The afternoon was spent relaxing and reading books. At 19:30 we opened the wine, a good bottle of Vin D’ Alsace Riesling, and commenced our little New Years Eve celebration. We were surprised that there were no planned celebrations, fireworks or other activities in town and more so that the hotel didn’t have a special dinner organized. We later heard that the hotel could have provided a dinner pack for New Year. There was also an expectation that the television would show fireworks from other European cities celebrating, but not so, nothing. Strange! We stayed awake until midnight and after hugs and good wishes fell into a peaceful and contented sleep.Read more