Steps today: 23 822. See, this is why the numbers over the past week make no sense. This amount of steps is way more in line with our typical vacation days! I feel like excluding the whole vacation from my walking stats.
I was disappointed to learn months ago when planning this trip that the Bayeux tapestry would be in London just when I would be in Bayeux, Murphy's Law. Still, even without the tapestry it was a nice half day, despite the bit of drizzle that came back today. Thankfully no umbrellas needed.
We arrive in town a little after 9:30AM and started with the Cathedral. It was gorgeous.
We walked around town after this, stopping for a drink of course
This tree of Liberty was planted in 1797!
Then we visited the Bayeux Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery where thanks to the drizzle my feet got completely soaked! No regrets however because it was a very moving place. We visited many such cemeteries in Belgium a few years ago and we really appreciated them.
Time for lunch after this, nothing really extra special - but my meal was good.
Back to Caen after eating, arriving around 2:30
We visited the Église Saint-Jean, but only a quick zip because they were preparing for a funeral.
We wandered around a little more - the drizzle wasn't that bad, but I still had wet feet from the walk in the cemetery so we swung by the hotel so I could change my socks. Ah, sweet dry relief!
One thing us Earlybirds didn't care for much about this whole region of France is that most restaurants open around 7PM which is not easy for us. At home, we have supper around 4!
There was a crepe place steps away from the hotel that opened at 6:45, so around 5 we headed back to the room to relax and warm up, and also get a jump on the packing since the next day was a home-base-change-day.
It was delicious. My main was ham, spinach, mushroom cream sauce and egg. Desert was apricot, Grand Marnier and Chantilly.
