Rouen Travel Blogs

Because I had seen some photos of Rouen (which I liked very much) we decided to take an overnight stop in Rouen. As we left Breda at about 9.30 am it took about 5 hours to get there (including a lot of rain and two stops). Rouen turned out to be as pretty as I hoped and expected regarding th…

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It was not a surprised, but it has not been easy to raise money for our project. With the crisis, most of the companies we contacted said they did not have as much budget as previous years to put into charity and sponsoring. However, we have always persevered and believed in our project. And we sta…

I have been living in Rouen for more than 8 months now and I really love it. It is rather small but you have everything you need like in a big town. If you are missing something, the center of Paris is just 1h30 away by train. The town center of Rouen is picturesque with old buildings, narrow stree…

Tessa and I did a small trip to Rouen for the day. The city is a university town, but is probably best known as the place where Jeanne D'Arc was burnt at the stake for being a witch in 1431. The main street is of course called Rue Jeanne D'Arc and there is a church named after her. All of the c…

Flying through France, Belgium and The Netherlands in a Cessna 152

You will start your visit at the cathedral, inmortalized by Monet in various paintings at different times of the day. Walking thru Rouen's streets gives you the sense of beign in the Middle ages, the houses, the streets, gothic architecture, etc. At the market square you will find a dragon shaped …

Me and my husband and neighbor went to Normandy for the 65th Anniversary of D-Day.

As a senior trip I went to England, France, Switzerland and Italy with about 40 classmates and 3 teachers. Our trip coincided with the World Cup which made it even more incredible.

My wife and I were having a hard time deciding where to go for vacation. We wanted to see something new and experience a new place. The best solution: CRUISE. This way we saw many places and now know where we want to go on future travels to spend more time.

First of all, France is AMAZING and it was bittersweet coming back home. I guess that just gives me an excuse to go back though! I went to Le Havre, Normandie, Bretagne, Loire Valley, and L'Ile de France. I loved every part of it, the chateaus, the beaches, the people. Awesome experience.