Nick & Betty's European Trip
 August 31 to September 22, 2011

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Sept. 13: We rented a Ford Focus from Hertz in Lille, and drove through northern France

Lille's belfry and Vieille Bourse from the Place du Général de Gaulle, also known as Grand'Place
The Grand Palace in Lille, France
Sept. 14: We drove our rental car from Lille to Honfleur on the French coast
Sept. 14: Honfleur harbor is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from le Havre
Honfleur harbor
Honfleur harbor: A painter's paradise
Honfleur harbor
We also drove to nearby Deauville Harbor
Sept. 15: The historic village of Lisieux in northern France

Lisieux was an important center of power in medieval times

Beuvron-en-Auge was given the label of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The most beautiful villages of France)
Beuvron-enAuge, France
 

Bayeux is located close to the coast of the English Channel

  
 

The Grand Hotel and Casino in Saint-Laurent on the Normandy coast

  
 
Our hotel was in the village of Ducey, near Avranches, France  
 
The village of Ducey, France  
 
These horses were very close to our hotel in Ducey, France  
 
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