Bayeaux

We saw a lot in this beautiful, historical city. We saw the Bayeaux Tapestry and followed the events it depicts. Then we learnt more about how it was made and how it survived in an interesting exhibition.

We had a coffee and went around the Cathédral Notre Dame with its Romanesque core and Gothic additions.

We then visited the Musée d'Art et d'Historie Baron Gérard in the former palace of the archbishops. It contains an exhibition of local history from prehistoric times to the Bayeaux porcelain as well as art works including Caillebotte.

Then we revived ourselves with wonderful galettes full of apple, pont l'elvêque cheese and black pudding. Then off to the Battle of Normandy museum which showed us how the invasion had fared after the landings. We then paid our respects at the British military cemetary.

In the evening we had another nice meal and a walk around the port as the sun set.