Little Black Guidebook

Thank goodness we were in Business Class or we would have been wiped when we got to Paris. It was over 30 hrs of travel to get there from Fairbanks. Of course the extra hour at the Hertz counter didn’t help, but when we got up to the counter they upgraded us to an automatic for free. I guess they saw our American driver’s licenses and were worried about their clutch. So much for getting to practice my new driving skills.

So with just a little bit of energy left we detoured on our way to Bayeux from Paris and stopped in Rouen. Joan of Arc was burned here in 1431. We grabbed some fresh baguette sandwiches and went in search for the very place. We ended up sitting on this nice stone wall for lunch. It was only after lunch that we realized that it was the ruins of an ancient Church and actually was the spot where Joan of Arc was burned. We saw the sign after finishing lunch.

After lunch it was time to find the Cathedral. I love looking at Churches everywhere I go, they are one of the most cared for and preserved buildings in most places. In this case we were looking for the Cathédrale Notre-Dame a landmark of art history. Hubby was into art history in high school and was quick to point out that I was looking essentially at exactly what Claude Monet saw as he painted the Church in his time. Inside we found a number of modern reinterpretations of Monet’s originals, impressions of an impressionist.