craftyhunnypie Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Woohooo!!!! We are going to Normandy in Ocober for my birthday - well actually coming home on my birthday, but I get a full day there as not sailing back until 5pm!!!! Got a whole week there - staying near to Honfleur which looks absolutely lovely. And has a Saturday farmers market, so lots of fresh produce. I am so excited! Not looking forward to the 8 hour ferrie ride from Portsmouth to Le Havre. It's a night ferrie too - sailing at 11pm and arriving at 8am next day. Plus it's a long drive down to Portsmouth - but hubby doesn't mind. I'm also a bit scared of that bridge at Le HAvre. It looks terrifying!!!!!!!!!! I've never been here before. Only ever been to Calais for the day & Paris for 6 weeks whilst travelling! Has anyone else been round there and if so what delicacies are there? What is best to bring back apart from Wine? What sort of shops & things to do are there & what is the weather like in first half of October? Thanks Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 Ooooh, lucky you! I've only been a couple of times, but it is beautiful! The ferry crossing is fine - loads to do on the ferry, but we slept, especially after the drive down! Have you booked a cabin? If not, it's well worth it - you're own private facilities for the night! Oh what to buy in France? Definitely wine! Crepes, asparagus - jars of, ideal for the store cupboard and dead cheap, biscuits and some wonderful varieties of Lindt chocolate (look for the almond and apricot white chocolate - ). Calvados! Cider, and Breton Gateaux! I could go on - just have fun browsing the shops - even in the plain old supermarche the food is so different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Ooooooh! we've stayed in that area many times Don't forget the cheeses and cream Pont l'Evecque cheese mmmmmmmmm......... The bridge is fine - but you have to pay! There is the older bridge crossing, Tancarville, but you then have further to travel. All the little cafes around le Bassin at Honfleur - the bit that is in all the photos - savoury crepes and Moules Frites. Bayeaux is not far away - we've stayed in Bayeux many times. Their market is saturday morning. More crepes and a visit to the tapestry? There is the Pere Magloire Calvados centre which has a museum as well, and you get to try the Calvados. I first went there with my sister one December, we were the only people there and we felt obliged to try the Calvados -at 10 in the morning - and I don't drink There is a lot to see and do in the area - I'll look out some details for you. Our favourite drive is around the Suisse Normande route - well signposted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Have a great time....although I don't envy you the ferry crossing. We've done the Plymouth to Roscoff a couple of times. I get Mal de Mer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Honfleur is lovely. My parents used to have a house up near Cherbourg in a lovely fishing village called Barfleur - the food (and wine and cider ) is just lovely. You are going to have a fab time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
