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All our posts from the Manche region.

Hunting hags in La Haye-du-Puits

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This postcard of La Haye-du-Puits came to us in a bundle of a dozen ‘Normandie €10’. Bargain. It is not the most exciting card we own. Brilliant brocante! The lighting on our match would have been better if we hadn't been distracted by a massive brocante on the outskirts of the town. Under

Beware the fairies of the Lude, in Carolles

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The beautiful beaches of Normandy that face the English Channel were a revelation to us. For years we had been quite happy with Deauville, Trouville and the northern coast, then a postcard took us to the Carteret and we were hooked. Carolles is just south of Carteret and Granville, on the tip

“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy” in Granville

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First published 10 May 2014 Granville 1924 “Tian, Tian,” whispers a serious little girl to herself as she runs across the soft lawns at Villa Les Rhumbs, her family’s summer home.  When she nears the pink and grey house she stops to look up at an open window, smiling with the confidence

Queen Victoria is not amused in Cherbourg

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By 1858 the redoubtable Victoria had been queen for more than 20 years, was mother to 9 children, had survived at least two serious assassination attempts, was on to her 7th Prime Minister (the mediocre Derby, more of him later), had graciously accepted the title Empress of India and was

A headache at Mont Saint-Michel

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When the Archangel Michael appeared to Aubert, Bishop of Avranches early in 709 Aubert was surprised but not as delighted as one would expect. Bishop Aubert lived peacefully in a community of hard working Christians, carefully turning a blind eye to the activities of a less Christian variety taking place on

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