NOËL 2012

Happy Things

By The Baguette

Here are some photos that I took while on Christmas vacation. I went to Gourdon again to spend the holidays with some friends. They live out in the country and so I had many opportunities to go walking through the woods or along quiet roads. On Saturday,...

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JOYEUX NOËL 2012 ET BONNE ANNÉE 2013 !

Happy Things

By The Baguette

For weeks now the house has been decorated for the holidays. I decided to mix it up a little bit by going with a red color scheme for the tree this year. Here are a few photos of some of my decorations. I thought that I would stay in Querqueville this...

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THEBA PISANA II

Nature

By The Baguette

BARFLEUR, WEEK-END MÉDIÉVAL

Cotentin

By The Baguette

This charming fishing port, with its granite houses and its quays littered with lobster pots, is one of the most beautiful villages in France. Tradition has it that the boat which carried William, Duke of Normandy on his invasion of England was built...

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PHARE DE GATTEVILLE

Cotentin

By The Baguette

The lighthouse, which stands on the northwestern extremity of the Cotentin peninsula, is one of the tallest in France (71 meters). The light has a range of 56 kilometers, and the radio beacon, installed in the small 18th century semaphore, guides ships...

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PORT DES FLAMANDS, TOURLAVILLE

Tourlaville

By The Baguette

I regret not taking more photographs of the esplanade along the Port des Flamands in Tourlaville when I was there in July. The whole area has been revitalized and cleaned up. The only reason I was here in the first place was to eat lunch at Au Noroit...

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JERSEY

Cultural Heritage

By The Baguette

Some friends of mine decided to visit for a few days in July and I took them to visit several parts of the region including Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, just off the coast of Normandy. Although the sky was dark and threatened to rain, it quickly...

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MARCHÉ DE NOËL À QUERQUEVILLE 2012

Querqueville

By The Baguette

This weekend was the annual Marché de Noël in Querqueville. Each year, vendors come from all around to sell their crafts and food items at booths set up within the old Manoir de la Coquerie. I’m always impressed with the variety and I end up buying more...

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FERMETURE DU MUSÉE THOMAS-HENRY

Cherbourg

By The Baguette

Il ferme ses portes le 1er mars pour permettre la modernisation du centre culturel et rouvrira ses portes en 2015.

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