le 6 à 7 novembre Our final morning in Bayeux began with a little last-minute shopping for souvenirs for the folks back home. Let's be real: You cannot come back from a European trip without Chinese-made garbage for your friends and family! (Yes, fabriqué en Chine exists in France, too!) After picking up a few essentials, we hit the road to Rouen, which had been one of my top favorite French cities to date. To my dismay, however, the beautiful city -known worldwide for being the location of Joan of Arc's trial and execution- was not as I remembered it. Perhaps it was the weather, as France in mid-autumn is much different than France in late spring. The streets -although still rather lively- were less scenic than I remembered. The façades of the exposed timber buildings were nowhere near as picturesque. Despite this, I still found myself as intrigued by the city's history as I had before. After installing ourselves ...
Food. Travel. Stuff I like but you might hate. "Parenting." En français. Rambling. Zero public attempts at crafting.