Tag Archives: William the Conqueror

Quite The View

It’s Flashback Friday. Today’s post first ran on January 12, 2015. Standing on the ramparts of Caen Castle in Normandy gave us a good view of the town. Today rather than hearing from me, I thought perhaps the pictures should tell the story.  I must confess I have no idea what any of these buildings […]

Standing Strong

Time for a flashback, from the days when travel was fun, this time a post from October 2014. 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 […]