Yes, we left September 19th for Boston and points east.

Well, it's Saturday, September 24th and we are in Fougeres, France.  As a means of catching you up, we left Boston @ 6:20 pm Tuesday and arrived Paris (via Dublin) Wednesday @ 9:45 am. I will let you do the math but we went a long time without sleep. Great flight from Boston to Dublin and then on to Paris. Love Aer Lingus.

The Renault folks were outstanding. Called them and they arrived about 10 minutes later, taking us to our new Renault Clio III.  Had 5 kms on the odometer and a new life saving GPS. Left Charles De Gaulle and headed to our hotel which turned out to be the pits so we cancelled and found a B and B in Senlis....That's a story in itself.
Met the challenge of jetlag with three hours of sleep, a great Italian dinner and then 8 hours more sleep.
In the morning, we headed to Bayeaux and the Normandy coast through Paris morning traffic. But, "Miss Muffet" (name for our loving GPS) guided us safely through Paris "rush hour----10:00 am" and safely to Bayeaux via Erveaux.  Erveaux has a beautiful cathedral (below) and incredible and little known museum which provided a rich overview of Erveaux since 300 B.C.

Arrived Bayeaux for our first "real " night's sleep at an outstanding B and B (Le Pigeonner). Spent the next day touring Bayeaux and visiting the Bayeaux Tapestry which depicts the story of William the Conquerer and the Battle of Hastings (1066). What is so amazing it that it's the original tapestry (70 meters) which has been preserved and restored.

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