A headache at Mont Saint-Michel

- January 18, 2014July 10, 2018

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

Lost Sirens of Carteret

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Manche

- January 4, 2014March 7, 2018

It wasn't a dragon that bought Adolphe La Lyre to the wild beaches of Carteret. The old legend of Saint Germain Le Scot saving locals from an unwelcome serpent is often retold, but our postcard revealed a different story. Wild beaches discovered We did not know about the Atlantic beaches of the

Last flight of The White Bird at Étretat

- January 1, 2014May 2, 2026

The first monument to Nungesser and Coli by Louis Rey First published January 2014 The terrible weather was perfect for our next postcard, the site of a French tragedy. While matching our postcard we looked out over the English Channel above Étretat with admiration and astonishment. Here two brave Frenchmen flew into history in a

The marvellous Montgomery’s of Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery

- December 28, 2013April 10, 2018

This charming postcard of a Pays d’Auge manor gateway took us to the hamlet of Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery, a hidden Château and introduced us to possibly the loveliest Pommeau in the world. Here is our first postcard match. Set back discretely from the road, framed by the gateway, Manoir de l’Aumondiere retains her mystery. We have no idea

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