Le Havre

Today, one of the most important ports in Normandy was on our agenda: Le Havre.

We pondered for a long time whether to travel by motorhome or bus. From our previous experiences, parking spaces are often equipped with height barriers, making it quite challenging to find a parking spot for a vehicle taller than 1.9m.

In the end, we opted for the bus, even though there is still room for improvement regarding the frequency of services... Nevertheless, we were surprised at how affordable tickets are here in France.

In Le Havre, we got off at the beach, which — how could it be otherwise — is rocky.

We saw many small white cabins, some of which were not yet set up. After spotting some tenants with beach items inside, we thought that they must be available for rent for the season to store a beach chair and other necessities for a day at the beach.

We took a detour to the Église Saint-Joseph, designed by Auguste Perret in the 1950s. 

Aesthetically, it impresses with a lot of concrete and 12,768 stained glass windows.

Our path continued along the water, where we stumbled upon the