When our elder daughter was in France, many years ago, she sent us a postcard from Barfleur. I was interested to see the place for myself when we were in Normandy and as it happened my brother and his wife had a house exchange in a house very close to Barfleur.This lovely house was built…
Tag: Battle of Hastings
Tuesday travels. . . .Bayeux
Our reason for visiting Bayeux in Normandy was to see the original Bayeux tapestry which technically is not a tapestry but an embroidery. Wool has been used to embroider scenes which led up to the Norman invasion of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066. We had visited Battle when we were last in…
Gippsland Granny 