"Is there anything out there?" asked a fellow passenger shortly after Ken and I returned from our tour.
The answer is: Yes . . . France.
The answer is: Yes, you idiot. Why did you come on this cruise?
The answer is: Yes. Now go back to America and stay there. You are an embarrassment.
I have just about had it with rude and ignorant behavior. What a difference a day makes. I want the Brits back. I'm not going to dwell on all the specific things that happened today. I am just going to say my little serenity prayer from my South America blog.
We docked in Le Havre today. There's not much to see here. It is an industrial city. Much of it was bombed out in WWII, so there isn't very much of historical interest. The stuff they built right after the war is ugly and utilitarian. But this didn't make the passenger's question any better. There are still restaurants here. There is still culture. There are still things to see. And Le Havre is only 15 minutes from France.
Le Havre is not far from the Normandy beaches. It is even closer to Rouen. A day trip to Paris is doable.
Honfleur
Normandy Bridge
fshing port
St. Catherine church - 15th and 16th century built by shipwrights, wood, bell tower
Eugene Boudin, Claude Monet
old prison, lots of half-timbered buildings and slate roofs
St. Etienne 14th-15th century oldest church
guide Majid
free time - flea marke tin Salt warehouse, patisserie - fabulos pastry, shops - all the same stuff
dog doo-doo on the cobblestones, shopkeepers washing the sidewalks/streets
5/10k race
return via Tancarville Bridge, past thatched roof cottages, castles, abbey, etc
sat on balcony
haircut
Derek Floyd - really good
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