We spent the afternoon wandering around the city of Bayeux. The highlight is the 1000 year old and 230 foot long Bayeux tapestry depicting the Norman Conquest of England.
Pictures here are compliments of Google Image Search. No photos allowed in the Tapestry room.
To see the tapestry, you stroll along it while the 20 minute long audio guide walks you through the story as told in 58 panels.
The first few scenes show Harold with his pack of hounds visiting Normandy. They were carrying the dogs onto the boats so I thought Harold was not so bad. It turns out that he is a complete jerk and ultimately ends up with an arrow stuck in his eye.
Walking out of the museum, Butch and I both commented that our favorite part of the audio guide was "even the horses are smiling" describing William's invasion of England. We were able to buy a pillow in the gift shop with the smiling horses.
As usual, we are currently relaxing in the hotel bar before we head back to downtown Bayeux for dinner. The only thing we don't like about this hotel is its remoteness. The nearest town is a long walk away so we have to drive everywhere.
Obligatory view from our hotel window
Tomorrow, we head to Mont St-Michel and the Brittany coast for our last day of touring before going to Paris.
So interesting, thank you for sharing.
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