RHH's photos

One of t he evenings we stayed in Le Tilleul we walked to the beach and watched the sunset there while exploring the Sorcerer's Cave at the east end of the beach. This was the view east from the cave.

The final day of our stay in France we drove from our guest house in Le Molay-Littry near Bayeux to Mont-Saint-Michel and after a brief visit there drove back to Cherbourg where we took the ferry to Dublin. It was raining at Mont-Saint-Michel, but we walked the causeway to the island and walked up through the town to the abbey. We did not have time to visit the abbey and were quite wet when we arrived back at the car but enjoyed our visit nonetheless.

The last day of our stay in France we drove from our guest house in Le Molay-Littry to Mon-Saint-Michel before driving back to Cherbourg where we took the overnight ferry to Dublin. It was raining at Mont-Saint-Michel and though we got quite wet we walked the causeway to the island and explored the town. We did not have time to see the abbey, but enjoyed our brief visit there, this photo taken from up in the town.

This is another photo of Bayeux Cathedral's light show. We did not know about the light show but were in the area of the cathedral when it began and stayed to watch.

This is one of the rain spouts at Bayeux Cathedral, a rather interesting way of draining the cathedral's roof.

These are some of the graves at the Normandy American Cemetery near Omaha Beach. Many of the burials were of soldiers killed after D-day but there are 9,385 burials there.

These are a couple more photos of the Normandy American Cemetery near Omaha Beach. Visiting there was an incredibly moving experience.

The Bayeux Tapestry is displayed in a museum in the city of Bayeux. It dates to the 11th Century so it is almost 1000 years old, an amazing survival. It is nearly 70 metres long (230 feet) and 50 cm tall (20 inches). It tells the story of the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066 following the death of Edward the Confessor and the crowning of Harold Godwinson as King of England. Harold's right to the throne was challenged by William who invaded England and defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings. This scene from the tapestry shows the death of Harold, who was probably killed by an arrow through the eye. The caption reads, "Harold the King is dead."

When in Bayeux, we visited the museum where the Bayeux Tapestry is displayed. In the museum there are also many other exhibits including dioramas of various scenes from the tapestry. This diorama shows the death of Edward the Confessor, King of England, in 1066. His death precipitated the events that lead to William of Normandy's invasion and conquest of England and victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.