Étretat

The beauty of living in Paris (and having a car) is that in only two hours you can visit the seaside. This week's photo excursion took us north. First stop -  the cathedral in Amiens which has one of the few remaining labyrinths.

Next stop: Fécamp on the English Channel where high tides and lots of wind created some spectacular waves.

We spent the night in Étretat which we visited last May.

The next morning, we woke up to clouds and rain but it didn't dampen our enthusiasm.

On the way back to Paris we stopped in Honfleur for a tasty lunch of oysters and mussels.

Weekend in Normandy

We've just returned from a weekend in Normandy at my friend Odette's house. On Saturday afternoon, we visited the ruins of an XI century benedictine abbey in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois.

It rained all day on Saturday. Who would believe that we'd need to build a fire to keep warm in July?

The sun finally came out on Sunday afternoon when we visited Honfleur, a picturesque port on the estuary of the Seine. We ate a traditional dinner of mussels and dreamed of sailing away.