Time to move on. A taxis to the Gare du Lyon proved to be the best idea. The women driver was most helpful and got us to the Metro with little effort. Travelling on Line 14 to Gare Saint Lazare went without hitch ... no lectures from an intellectual to spice the trip. The Intercity was 10 mins late leaving due to a technical fault but, the journey, at what seem to be breakneck speed, was excellent. Note to Ozers: Get a proper rail system!!!
The Hotel du Havre is delightful and the patron helpful and charming. We wandered the town getting our bearings and found the Monoprix supermarket ... OMG! Where do you begin to choose what's for dinner?
A quick pre-dinner wander in a bitingly cold wind made the dinner taste even more delicious.
Caen seems to be a very interesting place and reminds us of so many places in the UK. I suppose that Will the Bastard had more effect on UK than we UKers sometimes like to admit.
It's better to travel than arrive ... then again ...