The drive Nantes to Rouen

Going from farthest south in France at Hendaye to Rouen was just a drive too far. Stopping at Nantes made the first leg just under 3 hours. Getting to Rouen, which is 2 hours west of Paris, took almost 4 more hours. Overall France is about 2/3 the size of Texas so it’s a lot of ground to cover!
On the drive north, we saw more fall colors and the temp stayed cool. Rolling hills gave way to deep valleys on occasion with the autobahn bridges reducing to a single lane each direction on several of them. It would be ridiculously expensive to build the 2nd side as many were hundreds of feet (or meters) high.
From our Airbnb in Rouen we can see the cathedral, which is the largest in France. We took a walk around to get some night pictures of the cathedral, palace of justice (courthouse sounds too drab for the beautiful building), clock tower and a few other sights. Can’t wait to explore more by daylight tomorrow!

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