Sadly the idyll of our place in the country had to come to an end. We had to leave our lovely cottage and head northwards towards Caen which was going to be our stopping point for the night. On the way we were looking out for a picnic spot for lunch - just look at the place we found picnic tables. A real Norman Chateau of the sort we recognise as a Norman Castle in this country - not surprising really as this is the Chateau of Falaise; the birthplace of William the Conqueror. Some parts of the castle are undergoing restoration to show how they would have looked when it was newly built. Sometimes we forget that the people didn't live in buildings made of crumbling masonry but smooth stones placed neatly in place to produce a lovely and palatial building.
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