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June 12, 2012

Lots of Colors in Northern France


Confession: the beauty of Normandy took me by surprise—no wonder it was Christian’s dad’s fourth time here.  As if paying our respects at the D-Day beaches and American cemetery wasn’t humbling enough, the quaint villages of Northern France were a feast for the eyes--blue skies, green landscapes, yellow fields of flowers and multi-colored skies were the norm. Having been around the South of France a few years ago, I was in love with the cute villages by the Mediterranean but I had absolutely no idea the countryside in Normandy was so pretty and colorful, too. 

Thanks to the coziness of towns like Arromanches-les-Bains (also the village by the sea where we stayed! The owners at Le Chanteclair B&B not only had fresh breakfast for us every morning and were insanely friendly, but they also sent us off with 2 bottle of local cider too), Sainte-Mère-Église, Saint-Lô and Bayeux, my full-fledged city preference is now developing into a huge appreciation for those cute towns in the countryside. I’ll let the pictures do the talking this time :).


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Arromanches-les-Bains
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Sainte-Mère-Église
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Caen
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Bayeux
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Arromanches-les-Bains...one last photo op!
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Castle in Caen en route to Paris!
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10 comments:

  1. JennaJune 12, 2012 at 9:26 AM

    Stunning! Would love to spend a month or two just touring around France :)

    xxx
    Jenna

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  2. BrooklynJune 12, 2012 at 4:27 PM

    Beautiful photos! Never been to France but would love to one day!

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  3. SugetJune 12, 2012 at 4:41 PM

    WOW. Your photos are gorgeous. I love how you captured everything. I really really want to go there and sight see and visit another country. haha Thanks for sharing your lovely photos.

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  4. UnknownJune 12, 2012 at 4:58 PM

    Absolutely stunning! I've been to france three times but never the northern countryside. I did Paris, Strasbourg, and the southern coast! Now you've got me thinking I need to go back for a fourth visit ;)

    <3 Daryl
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  5. AnonymousJune 12, 2012 at 5:14 PM

    i would feel spoiled there :) and you take such beautiful photos

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  6. UnknownJune 12, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    this looks SO AMAZING! i love the sunset pictures and those of the yellow flowers. i'm adding normandy to my list after this post :)
    going to check out more of your adventures now :)
    love,
    elisabeth
    lavitaebella-elisabeth.blogspot.com

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  7. SamJune 13, 2012 at 1:39 AM

    Oh this is so lovely! The photos are gorgeous!!! More photos?? lol I'm now following you :)

    sam

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  8. TiffanyJune 13, 2012 at 3:41 AM

    amazing photos!! I wanted to take a trip there when I visited Paris recently but didn't get around to going..seeing your photos makes me regret not going. It looks very beautiful for sure :]

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  9. TiffanyJune 13, 2012 at 5:22 AM

    oh my gosh--absolutely beautiful! I love nothing more than little villages in Europe. I spent some time in a tiny village where my cousin lives in Switzerland (just across Lake Geneva from France) and it was the most beautiful place I've ever seen!

    ~Tiffany
    http://tiffanyd22.blogspot.com

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  10. UnknownJune 22, 2012 at 8:40 AM

    Great pictures! Makes me want to go visit now too! Thanks for sharing!
    Lana

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