Bayeux: Pete drove like the wind to Bayeux, and got us here by 4 pm. Then, because the sights we were scheduled to see this afternoon closed at 6 pm, we champed it. First, we tentatively parked in a parking lot that may or may not have been free. Then we walked to the Bayeux Tapestry and saw the impressive 70 m long hand-stitched linen tapestry which told the story of Battle of Hastings complete with audioguide. Then with 45 minutes left before closing, we high t...

Honfleur: This morning, the room was filled with sunlight and it woke us up at 6am. We took our time getting up and dressed before heading out to Amanda's B&B cafe for a delicious breakfast of croissants, fresh baguette avec beurre et confiture, fresh coffee with warm milk and homemade apple juice - Honfleur's specialty. Her son Ben spent some time helping us try to set up that darned sim card. No luck. We gave up and set off at 10 to do the quick Jetty wal...

Did a quick drive by of Roeun b/c of lost time and made it to Honfleur B&B at 8:30. However, when we got there, the hostess realized that she had double booked us. Were we gong to have to sleep in our car? Amanda found a substitute 3 room apartment around the corner with breakfast at her cafe included. The best part was it was free! Honfleur: After dropping our stuff off, we set off to the quay to find a place for dinner. But first, some evening shots with t...

Paris, Charles de Gaulle: Landed safely and on time in Paris CDG at noon Paris time and upon stepping out of the plane, realized that we were outside! There were shuttles waiting fo take us to Terminal 3, which wasn't all that impressive. Got herded into the building a little like sheep, and then spent about 30 minutes waiting to get out passports stamped. Pete and I were planning on splitting up to get luggage and car rental, but food thing we didn't b/c luggage...