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Normandy Trip - Intro - Honfluer

We started our trip to Normandy on 08 June 2012 and we spent a total of three days learning about the Normandy Beach landings during World War II.  Besides the beach landings, Normandy is also famous for it's apple products, namely calvados, which is an apple brandy.   I love all things apples, so just being in an apple producing region is a plus in my book!

Our first stop in France was in the maritime town of Honfluer, which is famous for being the starting point of Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain, who set sail in 1605 for the New World and eventually discovered Quebec.

Honfluer is beautiful and quaint town that sits off the English Channel and the day that we visited, it was warm with a slight breeze.  Some of the sights that we visited were the an old Salt House, the old prison and the Church of Sainte Catherine.

Now, Saint Catherine's Church was just amazing!  The church, built between the 15th and 16th centuries, is now surround by modern shops and cobbled streets.  As a Sailor, I was drawn to this church built out of wood for it's uniqueness.  The church was built by shipwrights and it's the largest wooden church in France that also houses it's own separate bell-tower.  The church was quaint and there were some beautiful art work and stained-glass windows.

After seeings some of the sites, we decided that we had enough time to grab some lunch, so as we were looking around for food, we were still taking pictures.  I found on the sidewalk a barrel that had cidre writing on it and I took a picture. Came to find out, that it was a "street sign" for a wonderful little restaurant named La Cidrerie.  

This place was amazing!  It had the most wonderful food and cidre!

We started off with ordering their local cidre "from the barrel."  It was not like English, Irish or American cider (Paulner's, Strongbow or Woodchuck), in that it left almost a hint of apple brandy on the tip of the tongue after drinking it.  It was good in it's own way, but I still prefer the English or Irish cidres.   After looking through the menu, we decided to try some good breakfast-type food. 


Sean and I both picked an egg, ham and cheese griddle, shown below.  It was so delicious!!!  Even though this was considered a "griddle," it was not overly fried and the ham was so juicy and flavorful!  While the plate looked big, the wrap was light and fluffly and you did not feel too full after eating it.  So, since we saw some yummy desserts, we decided to try some of their crepes.

Sean ordered a sugar crepe and and I ordered a crepe with strawberry jam!

Sorry to say that I didn't wait to take a picture of my dessert before starting to eat it, but I remembered just in time to take a photo of Sean's dessert.

Doesn't it look "oh-so-yummy"??

If you ever find yourself in Honfleur, my husband and I highly recommend La Cidrerie.


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