Normandie Day 12: Etretat, Honfleur, Deauville
Making my way to Mont Saint-Michel by car, I had to pass by some of France's loveliest sites on the north-west. It's a shame that outside of Paris, it's hard to get around these areas unless you 1) join a group like the hordes of Japanese tourists that pass through the area by bus for a couple of hours (obviously not recommended) or, 2) rent a car and drive. It will set you back about €40 for 3 days but it's well worth it to be able to explore the nooks and crannies. Parking is plentiful, and with GPS, nearly impossible to get lost (though it might send you to the country back roads!).I only know of Etretat (etrata) from the dozen paintings Monet made of it,
and I'm sure that outside the French, it's probably unheard of and takes a backseat to other natural wonders like the Grand Canyon or the Great Barrier Reef. I guess having a name no one understands (or can pronounce), and that isn't preceded with a superlative doesn't help. Someone should lobby to call it Terrific Cliffs or something, because it's too bad Etretat is not more well-known. I wonder how the rock formed in a such a peculiar shape with a hole in the middle.
And the view!! Whew... try to go in nicer weather since the walk up the cliffs also makes your ears hurt like hell from the wind.
Since I'm in Normandie, which is currently engaged in a debate with Brittany over the rightful origins of the crepe, I had to try it along with some of their famous apple cider (cidre in French). Looks innocent but this one had 2% alcohol and some can go up to 6%.
It's a little weird to eat crepe for the main course, when I'm so used to the version served with ice cream. The French will probably kill me, I like crepe, but it does taste like a fancier, stuffed omelette. Still, when in Rome...
On the way to Honfleur, you have to pass Le Pont de Normandie cable bridge, which was the longest in the world at the time it was built. I'm not a bridge fan, but this one is really nice, see how the other end fits nicely into this end?
And about 2 hours away is a super charming, picturesque little harbor town called Honfleur where every picture you take is postcard perfect.
I love these places you can explore by foot, where there are no wrong turns and time stops as you walk down the cobblestone streets.
In the center of the village is an interesting church made entirely of wood.
The shipping heritage of the people are quite apparent in the ceiling which is shaped like a boat's hull.
The pitstop for the day is Deauville -- 30 minutes away and the summer destination of choice for the rich Parisians. And which, from this day forward, will be remembered as the place where I vowed never again to partake of goat cheese. Pweh, pweh, pweh. I can't believe why anyone would subject themselves to the horror. Ew... I'm still burping the thing. Gross.
Nothing much to see in Deauville but the Grand Casino which was the inspiration for Ian Fleming's "Casino Royale". Very very different ambiance from Vegas, no loud slot machines going crazy and very subdued tables, which is incidentally where I saw Vincent Lindon, the famous French actor who was playing Texas Hold 'Em. He didn't look too happy and neither was I after I tried the French roulette.
I could have walked away with an extra €15... the operative word here being "could have". Let's not even get into how much I lost at BlackJack. Groan. It's for the experience, It's for the experience, It's for the experience... If I keep repeating it, maybe my wallet will start believing it.
posted by moan @ 11:17 PM
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Wow Ach!! OMG, the pics are SOOOO pretty!!! I love the little harbor town. I want to go too!!!
Ewwww... the crepe's so weird!! Ba't walang mango??? Parang their crepes really do look like fancy omelettes with misplaced egg!
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