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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Just outside the small town of Colleville-sur-Mer, overlooking Omaha Beach, the American War Cemetery and Memorial contains the remains of 9,387 American military dead. Unable to be located and/or identified, the names of 1,557 soldiers who lost their...
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La porte du midi – L'arsenal de la marine Built in 1862, la porte du midi has been, until recent years, the main gateway to the “Port militaire” also called “L’arsenal de la marine”. For generations the workers and seamen who contributed to Cherbourg’s...
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Last night we had snow in Querqueville! Sadly, it won't last very long since the temperatures are high and it is melting. My friend who works at the La Hague Reprocessing Plant couldn't leave work until 7:30PM. The journey home was full of car accidents...
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I wish I had taken notes when I was in Falaise. I visited the famous church of Staint Gervais which is known for its two different architectural styles: the south side is Romanesque and the north side is Gothic. It was built between the 11th century and...
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And all of a sudden I'm struck with an urge to unlock a door with a key that's too big for my hands and I drop it, and it falls at your feet.
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In 1635 Odet d'Harcourt built on the site of a medieval château. In 1714 and 1723 it was enlarged and came to be known as the “château of 264 windows”. It was enlarged in 1714 and 1723. Louis XVI briefly stayed here in June of 1785 when he made the trip...
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The port city of Le Havre was devastated in 1944 during the Battle of Normandy. 5,000 people were killed and over 12,000 homes destroyed, mainly by air attacks from the Allied forces. After the war, chief architect Auguste Perret rebuilt the city in the...
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