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- Oct 23, 2023, 11:17am
- ☁️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 75 ft
- France Normandy Caen Le Château de Caen 49.187496, -0.36195649°11’15” N 0°21’43” W
Day 11
Caen
October 23, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Our first stop today was the city of Caen. We visited Château Caen, the medieval fortress and home of William the Conqueror. Then we visited his tomb in The Abbey of Saint-Étienne (St. Stephen), also known as Abbaye aux Hommes (men's abbey). This abbey, along with the smaller Abbaye aux Dames (ladies abbey) were built by William as a consolation to Pope Leo IX who disapproved of his marriage to Matilda of Flanders due to their relationship as third cousins.Read more
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- Sep 14, 2022, 1:34pm
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 30 ft
- France Normandy Caen Canal de Caen à la Mer 49.184742, -0.36151349°11’5” N 0°21’41” W
Day 5
Caen
September 14, 2022 in France ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We parked in the camping car Aire and walked the 30 minutes downhill into Caen.
We followed a self guided walk through the old town.Considering the city was decimated it has been rebuilt really well. Lovely shopping streets , medieval parts, open plazas and more churches than you need. We went into Abbaye aux Hommes and the church founded by William the Conqueror. We stopped for a lovely pizza for lunch and then a coffee before the walk home. We have been good and not too many pastries as a shop on EVERY corner.Read more
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Frankreich im Mai
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- May 5, 2022, 7:15pm
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 48 m
- France Normandy Caen Le Chemin Vert 49.19685, -0.3818349°11’49” N 0°22’55” W
Day 7
Caen City
May 5, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
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 Caen Memorial entfernt, das der Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts gewidmet ist. Für einen idyllischen Spaziergang befindet sich direkt hinter dem Gebiet ein riesiger Blumenpark: Der Colline aux Oiseaux Park(keine Hunde erlaubt😭)Read more
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- Jul 29, 2022, 9:20am
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 62 m
- France Normandy Caen Le Chemin Vert 49.197389, -0.38404249°11’51” N 0°23’3” W
Day 6
Caen
July 29, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
La mattina visita al Memoriale di Caen. Lo reputo il miglior museo sulla Seconda Guerra Mondiale (in un percorso spiegato nei minimi dettagli e pieno di oggetti interessanti) e sulla Guerra Fredda. Inoltre c'è una parte separata sul D-Day. Veramente molto bello e consigliatissimoRead more
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Traveler Normandie/Bretagne
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- Aug 30, 2022
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 27 m
- France Normandy Caen Abbaye aux Hommes 49.182922, -0.37064249°10’59” N 0°22’14” W
Day 12
Caen
August 30, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Heute starten wir die erste Etappe unserer Rückreise. Die Reise geht bis nach Caen. Dort stehen wir auf einem sehr neuen Stellplatz für 20 Wohnmobile. Für den Nachmittag steht natürlich eine Stadtbesichtigung an. Isa, Mini mit Roller, Iris mit Fahrrad und der Rest der Mannschft zufuß. Wir schauen uns die Kirchen und die Burg an und schlendern durch die Fußgängerzone.
Abends wird der Grill klar gemacht.Read more
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Traveler Departement 28 - la Normandie
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- Oct 5, 2022, 9:00pm
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 25 m
- France Normandy Caen Abbaye aux Hommes 49.182834, -0.37074849°10’58” N 0°22’15” W
Day 4
Caen ist eine Reise wert
October 5, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Es sollte nur ein kleiner Zwischenstop werden, aber die Stadt entpuppte sich als sehenswert. Wir haben die eglise de Saint Pierre neben dem Château und dann die Abbaye aux homes besichtigt. Dort gibt es eine Dauer- Ausstellung: "Caen un ete 44, la vie continue" und es gibt noch so viele andere Kirchen... Aber auch süße Läden und Kneipen, wie hätten einen leckeren 'summer blues'Read more
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Normandie 🇫🇷
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- Jul 11, 2023, 12:00pm
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 21 m
- France Normandy Caen St Stephen's Church 49.18114, -0.37250549°10’52” N 0°22’21” W
Day 5
Fun dinners & Sad lunches
July 11, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Oui oui voilà putain! Riccardo couldn’t escape Napoleon’s doom.
We had a lovely dinner in the apartment with the best French delicatessen… not knowing what that would mean…
Many bathroom visits overnight and a plain soft lunch the next day.Read more
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- Jul 24, 2023, 11:32am
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 10 m
- France Normandy Caen Canal de Caen à la Mer 49.18115, -0.35136649°10’52” N 0°21’5” W
Day 11
Château de Caen
July 24, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Heute Morgen mussten wir Levi zum Bus nach Caen bringen. Das war wirklich traurig, dass Levi wieder gefahren ist. Aber schön, dass er über eine Woche bei uns war.

Nach Levis Abfahrt erkundeten wir die Burg von Willem dem Eroberer. Die Anlage ist wirklich riesig. Allerdings auch eine riesige Baustelle. Nach der französischen Revolution sollte die Burg geschliffen werden, allerdings wurde der Versuch wieder abgebrochen. Doch Napoleon vollendete das Werk der Zerstörung mit Dynamit. Nun will man die aten Mauern wieder aufbauen. Der Umgang mit der eigenen Geschichte ist eben stets dem Zeitgeist unterworfen. Immerhin war der Ausblick über die Dächer von Caen zu genießen.

Es folgte ein kleiner Abstecher über das Fachwerkhäuserviertel Vaugueux, welches nur aus drei Straßen bestand, zum Yachthafen. Der war allerdings auch nur klein und wenig spektakulär. Irgendwie hatten wir uns etwas mehr von Caen versprochen.Read more
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- Aug 16, 2023, 2:25pm
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 18 m
- France Normandy Caen Ancien séminaire des Eudistes 49.181345, -0.36356149°10’53” N 0°21’49” W
Day 6
Caen
August 16, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Lasciamo Saint-Malo per dirigerci verso Caen, in Normandia. Una volta giunti a destinazione, lasciamo i bagagli in hotel in attesa di poter fare il check-in e passeggiamo alla scoperta della città. Prima tappa Abbaye aux Dame, una splendida abbazia del XI secolo fondata da Guglielmo il Conquistatore. Passeggiamo quindi lungo i caratteristici vicoli del quartiere Vaugueux, pieno di locali e ristoranti. In questa zona si possono trovare ancora alcuni palazzi antichi, una rarità a Caen visto che la città è stata rasa al suolo durante i bombardamenti della seconda guerra mondiale.
Dopo una visita alla Eglise Saint Pierre, percorriamo la Rue Saint Pierre per vedere le uniche due case a graticcio sopravvissute su questa strada, via commerciale piena di negozi. Ci fermiamo per assaggiare la tipica torta bretone al latte...buonissima!
Torniamo a fare il check-in all'hotel Bristol: posizione eccezionale a pochi passi dal centro storico, ma anche vicino all'ingresso dell'autostrada. Ben servito dai mezzi pubblici e circondato da ristoranti, boulangerie e supermercati. Unica pecca il posteggio. Troppo piccolo, abbiamo dovuto posteggiare l'auto sulla strada.
La stanza era ampia e pulita, ma solo un membro del personale parlava inglese.
Dopo il check in visitiamo la splendida Abbaye aux Hommes, all'interno della quale si trova la tomba di Guglielmo il Conquistatore. L'abbazia è circondata da splendidi giardini.
Prendiamo quindi l'autobus per recarci al museo del Memoriale di Caen. Il biglietto giornaliero costa 4 euro e vale per autobus e tram.
Purtroppo una volta giunti a destinazione scopriamo che, nonostante il museo chiuda alle 19:00, l'ultimo ingresso è ben 2 ore prima, quindi alle 17:05 vediamo chiudere la biglietteria davanti ai nostri occhi!
La cosa ci ha infastidito non poco, perché questa informazione non è reperibile da nessuna parte.
Torniamo al centro ed andiamo a visitare il Castello. Ne rimane ben poco, solo le mura di cinta perfettamente conservate. Al momento l'interno è un cantiere perché stanno lavorando per realizzare un grande parco.
Si conclude così la nostra giornata a Caen.Read more
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- Sep 20, 2022, 10:00am
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- France Normandy Caen Église Saint-Étienne-le-Vieux 49.181004, -0.36989149°10’52” N 0°22’12” W
Day 37
Caen
September 20, 2022 in France ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
You have probably already gone outside for sports and thought about how to dress appropriately. With continuous weather and exertion, it's easy to gauge.
The thing that drains me on the ride to Caen is the constantly changing conditions:
The area is hilly so I ride sometimes uphill, sometimes downhill.
I have a crosswind at times. It is partly cloudy.
Due to the frequent change of all these factors from one extreme to the other, I am always dressed too hot and shortly afterwards too cold, or I have to use much more power because of the crosswind. So all the time I'm getting dressed and undressed, half on , three-quarters off, opening the jacket a little wider, closing it again because of the wind, and so on and so forth.
In the end, I find the ideal position is to put my jacket only half on and tie the other half around my waist. It looks rather strange but "form follows function" in this case.

In Caen, I visit the local Memorial de Caen, which deals with the Allied landings in Normandy during the Second World War. After a few hours, I reach the end of the exhibition (already completely saturated with information) and add the special exhibition 'Cold War' at the end. The two living room photos in the gallery are supposed to give an insight into a West and an East living room.
😵‍💫 Very exciting, but I would have preferred a 2-day ticket, given the wealth of information.

The last film shown there summarises the exciting European history in the 19th and 20th centuries very well and leaves me wanting to do more research.Read more
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