We arrived in port at Le Havre, France on 4/20/08 and took a tour to a local calvados distillery and the city of Hon Fleur. We had been to Le Havre several years ago and since it is basically a harbor city, we decided to see the countryside of France. The first stop was the Chateau du Bremil distillery. They make apple brandy called calvados for which this region is known. They also make hard apple cider and a blend of calvados and apple juice as an aperitif. During this tour besides treating us to a taste of each, we also sampled local cheeses and were served an apple tart that was quite delicious. After the tour we traveled on to the historic city of Hon Fleur. This is a very quaint village with many historic buildings including St. Catherine’s church built in the 17th century and is one of the few churches built all of wood and still in excellent condition today. We enjoyed a walking tour of the village and a little shopping.
Upon our return to the ship, we were quite busy to finish packing, put our luggage outside the door by 6 pm, have dinner, reminisce with friends, and prepare to get up early for our 6:15 am departure for the airport. I have included here a couple that are actually from South Hampton who were on the cruise and in our bridge classes.
Well things did not quite work out as well as was scheduled. We were up and ready all right but the ship’s personnel had not anticipated correctly how many buses would be needed for all of the passengers and more importantly all of the luggage. We did finally leave at 8 am and made it to the airport in time for the somewhat lengthy check-in, triple security check, and final boarding of the plane. We arrived safely in Chicago and back to Milwaukee. Our luggage was a little late has our connection in Chicago was tight but all was well in the end.
This is our final entry for what was truly and experience of a lifetime. Tin had the right idea and after I figured a way to deal with some seasickness, I too thoroughly enjoyed this adventure, all the ports we visited, and all the really nice people we met while on this voyage.
December 2008 - We still have had contact with several of the other passengers on this journey and am sure some will be lifetime friends.
1 comment:
Hi Sue and Tin!
We were so pleased to hear of your trip and to have the opportunity to view your photographs! Will bookmark this as it will take a while to thoroughly enjoy them. It is wonderful to have more pictures of you both.
Glad to know you are all well and to learn of your new grandbabe!
Blessings to you and yours this Christmas and throught the years to come.
Love,
Caryn
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