Bayeux Vacations, Bayeux Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

Took the train to Bayeux yesterday, it is the closest town to the American D-Day Cemetery.  I walked in the pouring rain from the train station to the center of town to try to find a place to stay.  Found a nice looking B&B and the guy showed me a room.  I made the mistake of asking him, "Do you have heat? I was freezing from being in the rain.  He said his place was a 4 star B&B (yea maybe in Cambodia) and that he was insulted by my c...

From our camp in the lovely town of Bricquebec, we travelled southeast through Normandy to Bayeux. Famous for a rather nice cathedral, but mostly, the Bayeux Tapestry. This documents the invasion of the Normans to the English shores in 1066 and the taking of the English throne by William the Conquerer. This piece of cloth is over 1000 years old and is probably one of the most interesting things I have seen. There is a commentary on a hand held earpiece that depicts the differen...

Apparently we forgot to shut off the lights on our beautiful silver Mercedes and the battery is now dead.  Mom, Dad and Martha are waiting for the Hertz mechanic to show up ... I decided to take the opportunity to blog a bit (as waiting in parking lot with nervous parents would cause me to break open vins de blanc at this early morning hour).  Anyway - if the car starts, we are on our way to Mere St Eglise and then to Cherbourg to catch our ferry at 6pm.  We land (hopefully) in...

On the road from Amiens, after visiting the cathedral which is the largest in France. Surprised anything remains though after seeing some 1944 photos of the area. The church itself is very impressive!! Worth the visit even if you dont believe in Jebus. Tried to visit the old fort in Caen but all the road in the centre of the city were blocked for some Christmas parade or sumfink so we gave it up as a bad joke and headed off to Bayeux. Checked into Campanile hotel on the edge of town. Went i...