Back in time - Honfleur

Honfleur really is like stepping back in time in the old quarter. It is a port town not far from the mouth of the Seine. It wasn't bombed at all during WWII so there are amazing old buildings. We had the usual guided tour to tell us the history and to see the main sites, then plenty of free time to wander around on our own. We had been warned there may be huge crowds again, but there weren't.
Much of the town was renovated / rebuilt by the vikings. The picture of the church interior shows the roof. The vikings were sailors not church builders, so when they were asked to rebuild the church, they didn't know how to build the roof. The answer? Build a boat and upturn it on top of the walls.Read more