Caen, final stop in France
29 maja, Francja ⋅ 🌧 17 °CDropped the car back and walked to see the castle. Sheltered from thunderstorms in Sainte Pierre Eglise
Dropped the car back and walked to see the castle. Sheltered from thunderstorms in Sainte Pierre Eglise
V : stanchi di viaggiare facciamo tappa forzata a Caen. Un po’ stanchi ci concediamo una cenetta giapponese ma usciti dal ristorante non ci sentiamo soddisfatti quindi entriamo in un Czytaj więcej
Wie schnell die Zeit vergeht. Schon sitze ich wieder im Zug nach Paris. Heute früh habe ich gepackt und noch einen kleinen Spaziergang gemacht, um mir mein Frühstück zu holen, St. Etienne und Czytaj więcej
Der nagelneue, der Rasen ist noch nicht durch gekommen, CAMPING-PARKPLATZ in Caen verfügt über 20 Stellplätze und alle notwendigen Dienstleistungen: Entleerung, Wasser, Strom... Er liegt 100 m vom Czytaj więcej
A major city in Normandy and seat of the Duke of Normandy. The first pic is the Chateau de Caen, the castle built by William, Duke of Normandy, in 1060, so that, I think, he would have a good place Czytaj więcej
Caen was largely obliterated in heavy fighting during the Battle of Normandy in 1944. Although it has been rebuilt, the memories of that terrible time still remain.
Our accommodation was the Hotel Czytaj więcej
In general parlance we would call this a convent. Built by William's wife, Matilda, as an Abbey for women as the second of the two Abbey's required by the pope. She is interred in the Abbey Czytaj więcej
Our room is on the second floor of This Old House. The stairway seems about two hundred years old. We meet the hostess and her dog, a golden retriever. Breakfast both days is dark coffee/fruit/several Czytaj więcej
Arrived in Paris at 6am Saturday morning with the city just waking up. A taxi to the St. Lazare train station costs over 100 euros so we took the airport bus. Quite a bit of flapping on our part Czytaj więcej
A memorial to the battle of Normandy, with a look at the years leading up to it and an exhibit of after 1945 photos. Very moving. I spent between 6&7 hours there. Very intense. Worth a trip in Czytaj więcej
Możesz znać też następujące nazwy tego miejsca:
Caen, ካየን, Caðum, كا, Горад Кан, Кан, Καέν, کان, カーン, კანი, 캉, Cadomum, Kanas, Kāna, कां, Kaem, Can, کین, கன், ก็อง, 卡昂
Podróżnik Are you sure it's the church on a lean 😂
Podróżnik Photo taken before I had a wine 😂
Podróżnik Lucky cos sometimes they're not open, thought churches were open 24/7 to shelter the forsaken 🤔