Bonsoir! We left Vernon
this morning about 6 am to head to Rouen. We had a leisurely morning after
breakfast we all found places to watch as the boat sail down the Seine.
Then before lunch we went
through the locks. Susan and I chose to do it from our balconies and it
was quite the experience. I thought I was back in the tunnels in Israel
for a while.
After lunch the boat docked
about 1:30 and we headed off the boat to do our 2-hour walking tour! Rouen has
a perfectly restored medieval quarter.
Notre Dame Rouen
Circa 744 AD, the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese created Rouen.
William the Conqueror died here in 1087.
Jeanne d Arc was tried for
heresy and burned at the stake in the Old Market Square in 1431. Her
mother had her vindicated about 25 years after her death.
Rouen is rich in history and it
was decimated several times by during the Middle Ages by fire and plaque, and
later World War II when the streets of the south of the cathedral were laid to
wasted. In the last 60 years, the city
has been lavishly restored to reflect its former glory.
After the tour we found a chocolate shop and of course we had
to have some!
Then back to the boat and we met up in the lounge to visit about
our day and to wait for Michael Bright our Program director to find out about
tomorrows excursion to Normandy!
Sorry there aren't more pictures but wifi is really slow! Have a great day and we are off to sleep since we have an early and long day tomorrow!
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