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September 12, 2026
Walk through Rouen. Very beautiful city with great churches, pedestrian zone and old half-timbered houses. However, today on Saturday it was also very crowded.
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September 12, 2026
Today we visited Claude Monet's house and garden in Giverny.
Monet loved garden art, read specialist literature and visited garden exhibitions. The garden not only served him for relaxation, but also inspired him for his paintings.
The residential house can be visited, as well as the ornamental garden
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September 10, 2026
Started this morning in Etretat with rather overcast weather to hike the coastal path GR21. A good part goes flat along the cliffs. Then a section is closed due to the risk of collapse and you have to take a detour. Road into the next village and a section along a main road - I don't like that at all
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September 10, 2026
Today to Etretat. First, we went to the chalk coast and walked up and along the coastal path on the west side of the town. Back down into the town, wandered around and had lunch. Then back up on the east side to the chapel. Then into the garden of Etretat (entrance fee €12.90) and then a bit further
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September 8, 2026
Today a rainy day in Fécamp. Stroll to the harbor and along the beach, visit to the fishing museum and a short stop at the Palais Benedictine.
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September 8, 2026
Stopover in Honfleur with its picturesque harbor, well-preserved half-timbered houses, and the largest wooden church in France
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September 7, 2026
Today we visit Omaha Beach, the stretch of beach where the Americans landed on D-Day. It is low tide again and we walk along the beach. Then we turn off and walk up a path on the hill. We cross a wild forest that looks like a jungle and for a short stretch we have to climb over some fallen trees. Then
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September 7, 2026
We start our beach walk in Asnelles. Today is the first day of the European Championship in sand yachting (Char à voile). We watch for a bit and then walk along the beach to Arromanches. In the recording, it looks like we walked through the water, but it was just low tide. Everywhere here are relics
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September 4, 2026
Today visit to Bayeux - Notre-Dame Cathedral, old town, English war cemetery.
Nice old town with nice shops and restaurants.
We traveled about 5.5 km today with a tourist train, which is included in the recording
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September 4, 2026
Today we left our accommodation in Brittany and are moving on to Normandy. We chose Mont Saint-Michel as an intermediate stop. We arrive early at the car park and walk about 40 minutes over the bridge to the island. First, we went up the Grand Rue (souvenir shops and all sorts of food - although I didn
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September 3, 2026
We drove to the fort after the hiking trail from Cap Frehel was unfortunately closed. Beautiful fort that has also served as a film set several times. Entrance fee 8.50 Euros
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September 3, 2026
Today we visited Cap Frehel and actually wanted to hike the coastal path to Fort La Latte from there. Unfortunately, the path was closed due to the risk of forest fires, it seems that there has also been a fire here recently. So now it became two separate recordings.
Cap Frehel was very beautiful with
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September 2, 2026
Trip to Dinan. Very beautiful old town. According to the internet, supposedly the most beautiful town in Brittany. Anyway - we really liked it a lot. Stroll through the old town, visited the church and basilica, climbed the clock tower, visited the castle, ate galettes and drank cider for lunch, went
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August 31, 2026
From Cancale on the coastal path GR34 to Pointe du Grouin. The weather was overcast at first and then got better and better. The way there was very leisurely with many photo stops, the way back quite brisk. Beautiful route with gentle ups and downs. It was very windy at Pointe du Grouin.
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September 14, 2026
So, our holiday in France is over, we're heading home. To break up the 10-hour drive a bit, we're making a stop in Metz. Since it's Sunday, it's relatively quiet in the old town. We have lunch and visit the cathedral. Very impressive building with a very high interior - 41 meters.
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