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.
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I had lunch at a nice family restaurant called “Le Commerce” in the town center of La Haye-du-Puits. Everything was just delicious and the chef cooked our steaks right in front of us over a grill in the fireplace. I’ll never forget how warm it was inside...
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The original building that is now the choir of Église St-Pierre-de-Bolleville was first constructed between the 13th and 14th century. The rest of the building underwent extensive reconstruction during the 18th century as well as the 20th century when...
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My next stop was to the 16th century Église de Saint-Nicolas-de-Pierrepont with its 15th century fortified bell tower. The interior has some fine liturgical furniture including this 18th century baptismal font in the nave. It is perhaps more famous for...
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A few weeks ago I took the car out to visit some places around La Haye-du-Puit including the Église Sainte-Trinité in the small village of Saint-Sauveur-de-Pierrepont. It was built in 1955 to replace the old church which was destroyed by the Germans in...
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