Fri 28.May.2010
Rouen, Normandy, France
The local train to Rouen, Normandy from
Paris was improbably full. Barely an empty seat in any
car. Could all of these people really be going to Rouen? A nice
enough city, but surely not that big a tourist draw. Still less might they all be going to the half-dozen minor stops en route.
It turned out that one of those minor stops is Vernon,
the station for Giverny. All of these hordes were on their way to see
Claude Monet's famous gardens. (As opposed to Yrs Trly, who was on his
way to see the old man's cathedral, of which more below.)
So let's get started on what I found in Rouen.
Critters
![they're everywhere pigeon on twiggy ground](pix/2010/p5243224.jpg)
![town horse white horse tethered near cathedral](pix/2010/p5243231.jpg)
Half-timbering, Norman style
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243241.jpg)
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243246.jpg)
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243259.jpg)
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243214.jpg)
The Gros Horloge is mounted
above an arch over a stree near my room. A big one-handed clock from
medieval times.
It was first mounted on an adjacent tower, but was lowered by popular
demand in 1529 so that people could read it more easily.
Cafe Life
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243279.jpg)
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243333.jpg)
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243336.jpg)
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243339.jpg)
Monet's Cathedral
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243206.jpg)
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243331.jpg)
This side is by the
light of mid-day.
This side is in
late afternoon light.
You can see how Claude Monet could get into this subject.
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243208.jpg)
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243330.jpg)
Mid day.
Late Afternoon
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243342.jpg)
![default title default alt text](pix/2010/p5243284.jpg)
After one too many.
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