With so many such towns along the way, there’s an abundance of hostelries and eateries to choose from. One car-free bowl along the river bank and I was at the much-painted port of Honfleur, a pleasing hugger-mugger of old stone buildings cradling a row of restaurant parasols and a vintage merry-go-round. At Berville-sur-Mer – barely on the estuaire let alone the mer – I had my first view of the English Channel shimmering away beyond the elegant Pont de Normandie, whose cable stays resemble vast sails. The sun burned away the morning mist as I passed through gentle farmland and hit some proper hills. Having pootled along thus far, I was going to spend a proper day in the saddle – covering 110km. Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images (I found her guilty, obvs.)Ĭlaude Monet’s Japanese garden in Giverny. The museum cleverly tells her story through a series of filmed vignettes that place visitors in the role of Joan’s judges. Almost six centuries earlier, France’s favourite slayer-of-the-English, Joan of Arc, faced rather greater trials in the city, as I learned at the Historial Jeanne d’Arc. The show was so impressive that a good crowd of us watched the whole performance despite near constant rain. The city’s free, summer-long son et lumière uses as a screen the walls of its immense cathedral, once the tallest building in the world. Despite being 75 miles inland, this was France’s premier seaport from the 16th to the 19th century. The next day I found myself diving through the Forêt de Rouvray – a remnant of a once vast forest – and into Rouen, the Seine’s only city between Paris and the sea. I was guided around its gloriously restored tugboat Fauvette, home to an absorbing exhibition of Poses life through the generations. Nowadays it’s a picturesque village and the site of the Musée de la Batellerie. Stretched along a thin strip of land between the Seine and three lakes, it was originally a place where boatmen and barge haulers came to take a rest (or repos, hence its name) after braving the dangerous currents created by the islands opposite. Photograph: Dixe WillsĪnd it was very inclement in the village of Poses, where I spent a night. Rouen cathedral during the son et lumière show. However, I did find myself unexpectedly charmed by the artist’s house – the acid yellow of the dining room made everything seem light and sherbety and cheerful. There’s little fresh that can be written about Monet’s flower-packed garden. I booked the overnight ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe, hopped on a couple of trains to reach Vernon (no cycle reservations needed), and before I knew it I was parking my bike at my first stop: Giverny. This left me with a satisfying four-day, 170 mile-ride across three départements – Eure, Seine-Maritime and Calvados. There’s also full gpx mapping, which I confess I didn’t download – but the trail is so well signposted (in both directions) that it was a decision I never lived to regret. The extremely useful official website (in English and French) breaks down the route into cyclable sections, with small-scale maps and details of things to see. The Seine à Vélo’s launch in October 2020 was overshadowed by Covid, so it’s only now that the route is coming into its own. Here are pictures of him the last three years.A medieval street in Vernon. Not too long, but long enough for their to be a clear difference. He keeps it tight on the sides and usually a little longer on top. Perhaps this was an attempt at a Michael Jordan-Last Dance look? If that's the case, he needs to put the razor to work.Įither way, it's a very different cut than the one he's cultivated and become known for on commercials and postgame interviews. However, in fairness to the Saints quarterback, his hairline was regressing faster than his quarterbacking skills. Not sure if he asked for a one on the sides and they just did it all around, but Brees looks like he aged 20 years with that haircut. My QB lookin' OLD!? /P8H5kZWnba- Ryan August 17, 2020 In the Brees household, whether done by Drew, his wife or, most likely, a professional, there was a clear misfire on this attempt. Then, even if you got them, there was the uncertainty of how you or your loved one would do actually trimming the locks. At one point it was impossible to find clippers. Getting a haircut has been a challenge for many of us during this national shutdown.
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