Reading and Roaming
ARRIVING IN MONT DOL Doing this kind of trip requires a certain amount of flexibility. Perhaps more than usual. Just as you have mastered all the quirks of the B&B you’ve been enjoying, it’s time to move on. If you’ve traveled all or part of the day, facing a finicky wooden gate with its own key, an explanation …
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STYLE OF TRAVEL Some of you may wonder about our lodgings on this trip. They are Bed and Breakfast places, but carefully curated ones. Each one is distinctive and different in its own way. They are run like inns and may have six or eight rooms available or, like our place outside Bayeux, only two rooms. In each case …
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DINNER IN BAYEUX Last night we had a real dinner in a modern restaurant in an old building in Bayeux. Only the second restaurant dinner this trip. La Quarante Neuf was recommended by our trip organizers. And our B&B hostess said we’d made a good choice. Our reservation was for 7:00 pm, the minute they opened, and we were …
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COUNTRY HOSPITALITY Our B&B about 5 miles outside Bayeux, Le Manoir du Pont Senot, is a medieval home dating from the 15th century which has been lovingly restored. There are only two rooms for guests, and ours is very spacious with a round table and chairs, queen size bed, and a very modern bathroom. Our hostess, …
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