Caudebec-en-caux

A very busy, very full day so I'll do three posts to cover morning, afternoon and evening.
After breakfast, Janette and I went for a walk around this lovely little town. It seems to be one of the few places yet to be fully impacted by tourism. This was highlighted by the fact that there was a car boot sale / flea market along the riverfront. It could be Oz except the toy cars were all left hand drive. If (when) it gets more touristified, I reckon all the Sunday morning stalls will be selling tourist goodies instead of 'garage sale stuff'.
80% of this town was destroyed by allied bombing in WWII. After the war, when rebuilding started, there were no building materials available so they recycled all they could from the rubble. That's why many of the rebuilds still look old
The 'en-Caux' part of the town name is quite common in Normandy - it means 'on chalk'.
Back to the ship for a brunch ready to board coaches again for the next tour.Read more