Honfleur, Normandy

 A Sunday drive took us to Honfleur, Normandy

This beautiful old picturesque port, characterized by it houses with slate-covered frontages have been painted many times over the years by such artists as Claude Monet and Gustave Courbet, just to name a few.

Honfleur is busy with fishing boats as it leads
to the exit of Pont de Normandie.

Pictureque Harbor

Parts of the Old For (the Lieutenancy)
still remain today as seen in the above picture.

An expedition in 1608, organised
 by Samuel de Champlain,
founded the city of Quebec.

 Rues de pavé rond
Cobblestone streets

The Bell tower in the background and to the right
of the picture is part of St. Catherine's Church.
Built in the 15-16 century, the church was built by shipwrights and is the largest wooden church with a separate bell-tower in France.

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The harbor for which some many come to see
and paint!

Alice and Jean deciding where to have lunch!

Lot of restaurants serving, if you are a seafood lover,
then you will love this place!

Jean enjoying his feast!

Alice and Jean!

Alice and I

The Church of Saint-Étienne has become the museum
 of Old Honfleur, the Martime Museum.

A ships ledgers, dated 1786

Stain glass window depicting
Samuel de Champlain founding of
Ville de Quebec, 1608

Rue de la Prison

Derrière les portes à la prison
Behind the gates to the prison

Derrière les deux petites portes sont
deux très petites cellules.
Behind those little very small doors are two
very small cells.

Portes de fer à la prison
Iron Gates to the Prison

I couldn't think of a better way to spend a sunny spring like day then this!