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        <description><![CDATA[De captivants &agrave; banals, les articles et photographies de &ldquo;The Baguette&rdquo; 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 &agrave; la Normandie. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[CLIQUEZ ICI POUR VOIR MES PHOTOS]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:51:51 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Thermes gallo-romains d'Alleaume, Valognes]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2015 07:17:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[CHÂTEAU DE FONTAINE-HENRY]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After visiting the Juno Beach Centre in Courseulles-sur-Mer, I drove to the town of Fontaine-Henry near Caen to take a tour of its most famous residence, the Château de Fontaine-Henry. The name of the town means "fountain of Henry" the old spelling of... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[JUNO BEACH, COURSEULLES-SUR-MER]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2014 10:18:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Had some more beautiful weather last week so I drove out to Courseulles-sur-Mer to visit the museum at Juno Beach. If you don't know what that is, it's the beach where the Canadians landed during D-Day. It's hard to believe that 70 years ago over 14,000... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[RANDONNÉE SUR LES PAS DES CARRIERS ET DES MEUNIERS]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I went on another wonderful hike last weekend around Amblie in the Calvados Department. The walk has the special name of “randonnée sur les pas des carriers et des meuniers” (which means walking in the footsteps of the quarry-workers and millers) and... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[PEGASUS BRIDGE, BÉNOUVILLE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2014 05:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Something different ... Last summer, just before the 69th anniversary of the D-Day landings, I took a trip to Bénouville along the Caen Canal just so I could visit Pegasus Bridge. The bridge, which crosses the canal, was built in 1934 but was replaced... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ÉGLISE NOTRE-DAME DE SURVILLE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[While driving home, approaching the small town of Surville and the flat green earth of this low lying land all around me I could easily see in the distance this small church directly beside the road. What struck me first was the imposing bell tower which... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[SAINT-GERMAIN-SUR-AY ET LE CORPS DE GARDE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2014 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[There is so much information about this town online that it is overwhelming. I’ll try to be concise and too the point but if you are interested in all the facts just check out their link online. After a long day of hiking and visiting old churches, I... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ÉGLISE SAINT-PAIR DE GERVILLE-LA-FORÊT]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2014 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I’ve not much to say about the Église Saint-Pair in Gerville-la-Forêt except that it is from the 17th century and was closed on the day I visited. It’s the little church I came across while looking for the chapel in Vesly. The church gets its name from... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[CHAPELLE NOTRE-DAME DE LA CONSOLATION, VESLY]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2014 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Well, this was one of those pleasant surprises that you just don’t come across that often. After visiting the church in Vesly, I wanted to find the Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Consolation but was disappointed when I couldn’t find any signs in town leading... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ÉGLISE SAINT-PIERRE DE VESLY]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2014 15:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Église Saint-Pierre de Vesly is a large and beautiful 13th century Gothic church located in the town of Vesly. It was built on the site of a Merovingian necropolis. The reconstruction of the church after World War II led to the discovery of many sarcophagi... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[RANDONNÉE L’ABBAYE AU BOIS DU PISSOT (LESSAY)]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2014 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[I went on yet another hike last weekend around Lessay which took me to several places of natural heritage including moors, forests, rivers and some charming little villages. To start, I had to park my car in the Fromagerie Réo parking lot and then find... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ROSE TRÉMIÈRE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2014 09:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Just something different for a change... It seems like I'm always writing about churches and castles but failing to post anything else. A few years ago I planted some hollyhocks known as rose trémière in France and each year since, they've been coming... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ÉGLISE NOTRE-DAME DE L'ASSOMPTION, TAMERVILLE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[L'église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption is a 12th church in Tamerville dedicated to Our Lady. It has undergone many changes over the years and sadly, only the bell tower has retained its Romanesque style. A chapel dedicated to St. John the Baptist was originally... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ÉGLISE SAINT-GRÉGOIRE, SAUXEMESNIL]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2014 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After doing the hike around Ruffosses I drove to the Église Saint-Grégoire just outside of Sauxemesnil to eat my lunch. It’s amazing how often you come across something so interesting and want to know more but can’t find the information anywhere. Such... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[RANDONNÉE AUTOUR DE ROCHEMONT, SAUSSEMESNIL]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2014 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Once again, we’ve been having really nice weather in la Manche. When it’s like this, you can’t help but go outside and do something—head to the beach, ride your bike or take a nice long walk. Fortunately for me, I’ve been able to do all these things in... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ÉGLISE STE-COLOMBE DE CRASVILLE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2014 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Église Sainte-Colombe de Crasville is very old and can be dated as far back as the 12th century when it was consecrated by Richard de Bohon, Bishop of Coutances in 1154 under the patronage of the Abbey of Montebourg. It is composed of a choir and... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ÉGLISE DE GRENNEVILLE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This small church is perched on a hill overlooking the Bay of Morsalines. The peace and quiet makes this a unique spot for meditation. The cemetery looks as grand as it is almost empty; but it is only an appearance. Indeed, it contains old graves from... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[RANDONNÉE LE CIRCUIT BOUILLON (LESTRE)]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Another beautiful weekend in La Manche ! Lots of sunshine and warm temperatures. On Saturday, I went for another short hike around the town of Lestre. This particular hike was called Randonnée le circuit du Bouillon which roughly translates as the walk... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[MONTEBOURG]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2014 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After a day of hiking and then a visit to the German gun batteries, I then drove to Montebourg to visit the Abbaye Sainte-Marie. Strangely enough I've never been there even though it's so close to Cherbourg. The origins of the abbey can be traced back... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[BATTERIES D’AZEVILLE ET CRISBECQ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:05:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Azeville German Coastal Battery is just north of Sainte-Mère-Eglise near the small town of Azeville about 10 km from Utah Beach. It is one of the first constructions of the Atlantic Wall in France by the Todt Organization of the Third Reich. Built... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[RANDONNÉE À FRESVILLE]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2014 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Yesterday was such a beautiful day that I decided to go hiking. Looked online for a destination and decided on a short ramble in and around the small town of Fresville. My first stop was the Eglise Saint-Martin with its 12th century Romanesque nave. The... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[MES PARENTS EN VACANCES]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Some members of my family (my aunt and uncle, cousin and mother and father) came to visit last month and we had some wonderful times visiting places in France, Belgium and Germany. Now that they are gone, I miss them very much. Here's a look at some of... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[HUELGOAT]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2014 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Huelgoat is popular with tourists and holidaymakers due to its impressive natural setting among the vestiges of the ancient forest that once covered inland Brittany. The village lies on a lake created between the 16th and 18th centuries to supply water... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ROC’H TREVEZEL, BREIZH]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2014 12:52:00 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After spending nearly the entire day exploring the enclos paroissiaux of Brittany, I took a break from the granite churches, the ossuary’s and ornamented Calvaries that were all starting to look the same. I took a short detour that led me to the Roc’h... ]]></description>
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