De captivants à banals, les articles et photographies de “The Baguette” sont une tentative de publier un journal de ma vie dans la Manche et de proposer un forum de discussion pour tout ce qui touche à la Normandie.
The Château de Balleroy was built between 1626 and 1636 by François Mansart for Jean de Choisy, Chancellor to Gaston d’Orléans . De Choisy’s descendants, under the title of Marquis de Balleroy, owned the château for three centuries. It is now owned by...
Read moreI’ve not posted anything new in a while because I’ve been suffering from a cold. However, yesterday I felt quite convalesced and decided to take a short trip to Bayeux. On the way, I stopped in Cerisy-la-Forêt and some other places which you will see...
Read moreThe barest hint of rainbow-colored light illuminated her features. (First post)
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L'église St-Martin belonged to the medieval Abbaye du Voeu of Cherbourg. It is a Romanesque church with a unique octagonal bell tower. Construction began in the 12th century. After this time the church went through many changes. In the 16 century the...
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