From Bayeux we drove on to a nice but very popular
aire in Isigny sur Mer. Isigny is one of Normandy's great dairy towns; one of the most popular dairy brands is Isigny Ste. Mere. There are no statues in town, but it is widely asserted that the Disneys (Walt, Mickey, Minnie) came from here, stopping first in Ireland to acquire a surname (
from Isigny) and then simplifying the spelling upon arrival in the New World. The
aire was quiet and scenic and we decided to do another administrative day.
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The aire at Isigny sur Mer |
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Another marina type situation, only this on a canal that leads, a couple kilometers away, to the Channel; note the boats are all high and dry; the canal is the little trench to the right |
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And here we are at high tide |
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Because of the canal, Isigny used to be a port of some relative significance--it was known as the "cow port" because of the Isigny Ste. Mere plant--but the canal started silting up and they tried using these "Guideaux" to marshal the tidal flow and sweep the canal clean |
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Didn't work, and the Guideaux are now part of the marina's decor |
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Anyhow, it's a pretty town |
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Americans, Canadians, British very much welcomed |
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13th century parish church; no funny faces |
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Plenty of beautiful landscaping, however |
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Thus |
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It was here that General De Gaulle made his first public remarks after returning to France, in June, 1944 |
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Another French example of taking the library to the people |
1 comment:
Always interesting to see boats high and dry at low tide, then floating when the tide finally comes in.
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