Travelogues Normandy

The final week of travel is inevitably approaching. The temperatures have returned to moderate highs, so we decide to blaze new trails and explore previously uncharted...

In the meantime, we have reached the flight path to Étretat; the density of camper vans is increasing, as is the number of closed access roads.

On the way to the Atlantic, we stop in Montreuil-sur-Mer. At the RV parking area, we can replenish our water supplies for two euros and stretch our legs with a walk through the...

In the morning, we drove to Giverny, where the painter Claude Monet moved in 1883. Monet's Garden He created a garden here that he immortalized in his works. Monet's...

Today we visited Lisieux, the center of the Pays d'Auge

The prettiest harbor in Normandy and holiday destination for the rich and famous

Mileage: 157884 We were to head to Normandy today, near Petit-Caux; a village whose name nostalgically reminded us of the skirts from the

Tour through the capital of Normandy and along the Seine at Les Andelys

Visit to the famous fortress in the sea and stroll through Villers-Bocage

Musée d'art Moderne André Malraux” (MuMa). Le Havre The exhibition turned out to be less modern than I had imagined: The oldest paintings date back to the 15th century....

Abbey with herbal liqueur, coastal towns and hike along the Alabaster Coast

White chalk cliffs and beautiful coastal town

Mileage: 158241 Today we headed to our next campsite, between Auderville and

On October 11, 2025, we changed our berth to Le Havre, Quai Joannes Cuvert – and I must say: the gentle rocking of the ship is like a deluxe maritime lullaby. The first nights on...

Exhibition on the Allies' Landing and the Castle Complex in Caen

Odometer reading: 158419 Cultural program! That was the key word for today's activities.

Mileage: 158334 We actually wanted to spend the night at a proper campsite today. Unfortunately, the desired spot did not respond to our

Odometer: 158043 Today, some driving distance was planned again. 3 hours. We made our first stop at the

Odometer: 158132 We started heading west again. Today's goal was Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer and the lo

Scavenger Hunt, Boat Tour, Garden of Personalities, Exhibition 'La Mora' and Chapel on the Hill

Most medieval cathedrals still amaze us today. Cathedrals fascinate believers and non-believers alike; even as an atheist, I am captivated by their power.

Meanwhile, I have recovered from the shock of deleting entire files and the associated new fear of loss. I overcome my inhibitions and dare to touch the keyboard again, which is...

Mileage: unchanged. The day after the incident with the gas spring, we just wanted to take a quiet walk along the beach.

Cité de la Mer

De Gaulle and William the Conqueror

Made sea bathing fashionable

“And in the year of our Lord 708, Archangel Michael appeared to Bishop Aubert of Avranches and instructed him to build a church on the nearby mountain in the roaring waves of...

Mont Saint Michel – The Lonely Monastery in the Wadden Sea So here we are in Pontorson, the little town as the last stop before the lonely monastery mountain. Due to traffic...

If you have ever been to the local Baltic Sea, you will know them: the chicken gods - or more understandable: stones with holes... You walk along the Baltic Sea beach for hours,...

I deleted everything! The whole Normandy is gone. Nothing is left, not a dot or comma, completely disappeared into the technical Nirvana right down to the last letter. Hours of...