Thu 03.Jun.2010
Caen, Normandy, France

I am writing this from Caen, an hour and a bit by train west of Rouen.
Our subject is still Rouen though, so without further ado..
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The flamboyant gothic Palais de Justice. Rouen's many stunning churches have no monopoly on lacy stonework
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The Toke of Gold

I saw several Dutch masters' paintings today at the Musée de Beaux Artes. Somehow this picture reminds me of them. Illuminated faces set off against dark areas.

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The last light of the setting sun.

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When your hotel has 15 rooms, there is an easy theme for the key fobs. I was in number nine.

Plenty of stairs. Three flights up to reach room nine.

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I never learned what this be-ribboned car was about. It looks to me like the getaway car for a wedding.

St-Ouen Church.

There is no lack of lacy stonework anywhere in Europe, but Normandy has an extraordinary concentration of it. (Based on my two samples so far; Caen here is chock full of the stuff too.)
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A curious store selling modern furniture.
Most of it would have been right in place in the Arpel home in Mon Oncle
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Remember...
The real show should begin when you leave the theater.

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