Tag Archives: Bayeux
On Horseback
Going through some of the photos from this year’s European vacation I noticed that there were pictures of horses almost everywhere we went. Not real horses though. Except for the ones in Caen Castle, these horses were intended as accents to the statues of the riders. So thinking that a picture is worth a thousand […]
The Trip to Juno Beach
Vivian wanted the joy of a trip she didn’t have to plan, so she delegated all the details of our 2014 European vacation to me. But that didn’t mean she wouldn’t make “suggestions.” “Make sure you book a Juno Beach tour, space is sure to be limited.” Well, I didn’t see it that way, but […]
Bayeux Cathedral: Love and Devotion in Action
It dominates the town of Bayeux still, as it has for almost 1,000 years. It has survived wars and conflicts and remains a testament to the Christian faith of the Norman people who started building it long before France was a nation. The Bayeux Cathedral towers over the town; you can see it from everywhere. […]
A Thousand Words
If a picture really is worth a thousand words, then I don’t need to say too much today. Maybe it’s my eyes, but taking the shade into account, I don’t think the grass really is greener on the other side of the fence. But obviously this cow in Bayeux, France, thought that it was, sticking […]
The Bayeux Tapestry
When it all boils down to it, it’s just a big piece of cloth. But they built a multi-story museum to hold it and tell its story because it is no ordinary piece of cloth. The Bayeux Tapestry tells the pictorial story of William the Conqueror and the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It […]
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