Trips, Pics, and Tales

After our morning guided tour, we went back to our ship for lunch, which was just a short walk away. This was yet another thing that I was coming to really enjoy about river cruising....we were docked right up at the town.  We'd walk into town for the morning, go back and have lunch, and then today for example, we could head back into town and have the rest of the day free to just explore!  It was such a fantastic way to have the best of both worlds. The guided walking tour to become familiar with the area, just a bit, and then we got to head out on our own and come and go as we pleased! Since today is a day of sharing ship photos, here are some of the dining area...today there was an option for lunch. We could either eat in the dining room as usual, or a special Grill Lunch was being offered up on the Sky Deck! These pictures are of the Lunch Buffet area.  We enjoyed all of our meals on board!  And on this side of the dining room, the curtains were closed be...

After we left the cathedral, our guide took us through the town of Rouen, telling us about its history.  He was a fantastic storyteller, as so many of the guides we had on this trip were! And of course mixed in with the stories, there are always the most picturesque shops in these towns! One of the Joan of Arc historical sites The tiny streets in the oldest part of the town that remains And of course a statue of Claude Monet!  Seems he was all over the Normandy region! Even some more contrast in architecture, here you can see the Normandy style buildings in the background and in the front is one of the oldest remaining buildings which I believe has been converted into an apartment building. We walked around until we ended up back at the Cathedral, which really was the center of the city!  But our tour wasn't over yet!  Next we would walk down the Rue du Gros Horloge which is really a great shopping street,...