Showing posts with label Bayeux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bayeux. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Bayeux

We stayed our last night in Bayeux, where our hotel was delightful and we were pleased to have time to relax and explore.

the canal behind our hotel


Notre Dame de Bayeux










I've never seen a hazelnut tart like this!

We bought some nutella nougat to try. Thumbs up.

I took this picture for Denise!

It was May Day, which is a big deal in France. Everyone gives each other les muguets, or lily of the valley.


the rainy view from our hotel window

The next morning, we went to see the Bayeux tapestry (couldn't take photos). It's really embroidery, not tapestry, and if stretched vertically it would be as tall as the Eiffel tower! I wonder how many women worked on that?

(Google image of a small section of the tapestry)


We loved the teeny tiny models they had in the museum, complete with people, livestock, and even a smoking compost pile!

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