Certainly one of our final prepare rides of the journey was driving a commuter prepare from Paris to the city of Rouen in Normandy.

In Roueau, there’s a gothic cathedral each which method you flip. That is the Church of Saint Maclou, nowhere close to the most important cathedral however one of many prettier ones. After I see a gothic church it seems to me like an impossibly tall, drippy construction, with swirls and curls and arches, like an over-decorated marriage ceremony cake. In order that’s what I attempt to seize.

The town is likely to be greatest identified for it’s grand gothic cathedrals, however I beloved these half-timbered homes that line the slender medieval lanes. Their base colour is often a comfortable buttery yellow with the timber in a variety of darker shades.

We spent a magical day exploring the gorgeous white chalk cliffs and tidepools of Etretat. Apparently, this was a spot standard solely with French vacationers till the Netflix present Lupin made it broadly identified. Glad we went early within the morning earlier than the crowds got here in.

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Listed below are all of the posts from my summer time travels to date:
• A flipthrough of my sketchbook
• Parks in Paris
• Extra Parks
• Bread, Pastries and Extra
• Some Museums in Paris
• Extra Museums
• Trains and Planes
• Extra Sketches from Paris
• Amsterdam
• Normandy