It may be June but, the weather is more autumn than summer. A very cold wind cooled us down as we wandered around Caen.
The Eglise S. Jean is visible from our bedroom windows so we decided to visit it first. It's a testament to survival a midst total destruction.
In the centre of the town is Eglise S. Pierre. Some of the outside of the building has either been cleaned or totally restored and it looks fantastic.
Down the Rue S. Pierre is the Eglise S. Sauveur which is notable for the huge space created by what seems to be a double nave. The arch that opens the space looks impossibly light in construction. The stained glass is unusual and impressive.
Wandering past the Palais Justice and down the Rue Guillaume-le-Conquerant got us to the Abbatiale S Etienne or the Abbaye-aux-Hommes. The convent is now the Caen City Hall.
After a coffee and lunch we trekked across town to the Abbaye-aux-Dames. A plain interior which is still impressive. The convent is now the HQ of the Regional Council of Lower Normandy.
We rounded the day of by wandering over and through Caen Castle or Chateau de Caen.
That made for about six foot hours and enough for the day.
