2. Vacation Travel • Поездки

France (06.2007)

Another trip driven by the need for Susan to get a new Russian visa. This time we decided to combine it with a real vacation in honor of our 16th wedding anniversary. In Paris we stayed with our friend Madeleine, her husband Jean, and their daughter, Isaure. We also visited three wonderful towns in Normandy. The weather wasn't on our side, but it was a memorable trip none-the-less.
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Named after Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, novelist and poet who was born here. Friends with Sarah Bernhardt and Collette, Lucie was one of a handful of fin-de-siècle French women writers.
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Named after Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, novelist and poet who was born here. Friends with Sarah Bernhardt and Collette, Lucie was one of a handful of fin-de-siècle French women writers.

  • View of Etretat.
  • View of Etretat.
  • Church at the top of the cliffs.
  • View from the church.
  • Village view.
  • Etretat home on the cliff.
  • Cold, incredibly windy & starting to rain. Didn't dampen our inspiration derived from the beauty of Etretat's cliffs.
  • Our rental car. A 'keyless' car, we had to be shown how to start it.
  • From Etretat we took the long, slow road across miles of wheat fields to Honfleur.
  • Our Honfleur accommodations: Maison de Lucie.
  • Named after Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, novelist and poet who was born here. Friends with Sarah Bernhardt and Collette, Lucie was one of a handful of fin-de-siècle French women writers.
  • Maison de Lucie reception.
  • Bob, Maison de Lucie.
  • Bob’s sister Zooey.
  • Maison de Lucie patio.
  • Maison de Lucie lavender.
  • Maison de Lucie stairwell.
  • Maison de Lucie corridor.
  • Our room, Maison de Lucie.
  • Our room, Maison de Lucie.
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