Our postcard match today is Rue Saint Romain, in Rouen. Despite many years and renovations the view is clearly recognisable, cherished by Rouen as a precious, historic highway. This street is named for one of Rouen’s more exciting saints. Saint Romain was a seventh century hero famous for battling lasciviousness, pagans and
Seine-Maritime
All our posts from the Seine-Maritime region.
Watering places of Normandy – more from Cook’s invaluable 1883 handbook
The perils of pretty English girls, for a Frenchman in Étretat
We are delighted to introduce as our guest blogger this week Guy de Maupassant! Here he interviews old friend Henri Sidoine on the Havre-Trouville ferry. Henri has a terrible warning for his fellow Frenchman. Over to Guy... "Discovery" By Guy de Maupassant The steamer was crowded with people and the crossing promised to
The French Mr Selfridge
Hidden heritage and Seasons Greetings from Normandy
We are particularly fond of this vintage postcard as it is the only one we have every seen with a snowy Normandy scene. It is a picture of Chapelle Saint-Vincent in Launay, probably on a Christmas Eve many years ago. Somehow we tracked the nameless chapel down to Launay, near Ernemont-la-Villette, down