16 August 2012

Down a lb!!  At 61 lbs, I'm almost back to where I was before the vacation.  I had a nice massage today and the weather is fabulous so I'm grilling burgers for the next few nights.  And now to finish my vacation stories:
The next day, we headed off to more sea-front towns, with a stop at Sainte-Mere-Eglise, the site of some serious fighting with the paratroopers.  I had no idea that about 2/3 of the causalities on 6 June were among the paratroopers!  The church is Eglise Notre-Dame de la Paix.

It's very beautiful inside.

This is a building on the Granville medieval walls, dated 1025!  What a view!



One of the things we saw as we walked into town was this studio with ceramic skulls; no idea what was up with this but I took a picture anyway :-)

A view of the Granville harbor.

The church in our village--Aumeville-Lestre:

And then it was time to head home, via Calais and The Mermaid Inn in Rye.  I meant to get up early and get some pictures, but I forgot to set my alarm back, so I ended up getting up really early!  But I got some nice early morning shots around Mermaid Street, starting with this one of a gull and chimney pot (and a TV antenna) out my bedroom window.

Window in the dining room.



Early morning, Mermaid Street.

 
The Mermaid Inn sign.

The House Opposite, Mermaid Street

Ceramic signs.

 The Olde Bell Inn

 More signs

Knole House, Sevenoaks, a "calendar house" with 365 rooms, 52 staircases, 12 entrances and 7 courtyards.  I don't know about time but these folks definitely had too much money on their hands!

The Sackville Leopards

The Orangery and a costume exhibit.

All-in-all, a great trip!  And it was easy to start back on the diet.  It wasn't quite as easy to catch up the blog, but I've managed!  Later...