Big Trip Day 3 – Rouen to Reims

This morning I wandered around Rouen in my characteristically aimless way, until suddenly I... ...left world of hustle and bustle to find myself surrounded by crumbling "Tudor wood-framed" houses, yellow with age; narrow streets, houses towering either side. Saw 12th to 14th century Church of St. Ouen, and may have seen the place where Jeanne … Continue reading Big Trip Day 3 – Rouen to Reims →

Big Trip Day 2 – Dieppe to Rouen

It is interesting how our early lives provide us with the templates for later. I spent a long time this morning wandering around a large housing estate in the suburb of St. Aubin-sur-Scie trying to find a road out of Dieppe. As I said, things do not change. I eventually found the Paris to Rouen … Continue reading Big Trip Day 2 – Dieppe to Rouen →