This post is originally written on 26/04 in the bus from Lyon to Paris with International students from HEC. As promised, I am going to tell you about my trips. Let me begin with the first.
First Day
In a bright Friday morning on 13 March (I just realized it’s Friday the 13th haha), we (suta, gabriel, michelle, amy, eva) went together from HEC at 7:30 am to Massy Palaiseau to get the car that we rent to embark on our journey.
First is Caen, a city famous for its Memorial Museum, which I myself regard as one of the best museum that I have been too. It’s more expensive than Louvre yet I still like it more. There will be more about it in the next day
We had a nice lunch here... and eat this steak....
We then tried to find a way to caen memorial museum but we couldn't do it, and I'm glad we couldn't because we had way more time to see it in the day after. So, we went to the famous Mont St Michel instead. We walked on what maybe the biggest beach on earth which will be gone by night.
We circled the 'island' because the tide was still low. It was really fun. Some part of it can suck you down but it's not dangerous because it is really slow.
After that we went to some stores to see the famous foie gras (liver of a duck or goose) and local product before heading to St Malo, a famous fortified city (don't be surprised people, even when I say it's famous, I didn't know what it is before). We ate dinner there, but was not really good, so we moved to other restaurant to have dessert (the one with the alcohol and being burnt with fire, don't worry we don't eat fire).
We then moved back towards Mt St Michel to see how beautiful it was in the night,and it was really good,look by yourself if you don't believe me.
We went back to Caen to go back and sleep.
Second Day
In the second day, we first went to Caen memorial museum, one of the best I've seen that I even dedicated a separated photo album for it.
The top left is the campaign material from Hitler, continued clockwise, letter from Einstein to FD Roosevelt, me and all the equipment that a soldier has, News world war declared, a wedding gown made of parachute, and a dedicated section for the first president of Indonesia, Soekarno.
We then went to Bayeux where its famous tapestry was being hosted. I like the tapestry a lot. It is about the tale of the Norman invasion of England in 1066 over 58 remarkable scenes. Made in the 11th century with length of 70 meters, it's also Unesco's memory of the world register. Following that is what I ate there and how the city looks like.
Prochain arrete (next stop) was D-day beaches, the biggest one is Omaha where the American cemetery is. It is so beautiful and peaceful, a great place to reflect. It was the place of the bloodiest battle between ally and Nazi in the D-day operation Overlord. Today, about 10,000 soldiers are resting peacefully here.
Just few kms from Omaha, there is Gold beach. We went to an observation deck above the hill. Here are the views. There are a big cross and a big statue of virgin Mary there.
We then continued our journey to Rouen to stay for one night there.
Third Day
In the next morning, we went to the Notre dame de rouen and the place where Joan d'arc was being burnt which is now Eglise Jeanne d'Arc. Who is she? Saint Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc;[1] c. 1412[2] – 30 May 1431) is a national heroine of France and a Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, claiming divine guidance, and was indirectly responsible for the coronation of Charles VII. She was captured by the Burgundians, sold to the English, tried by an ecclesiastical court, and burned at the stake when she was nineteen years old. (from Wiki, hehe)
We then continued to Amiens where the biggest notre dame in France located and where the head of John the Baptist is being hosted. Anyway, almost every city in France called their church Notre Dame, and believe me, there is no such thing as the Hunchback of Notre Dame here, hahaha. It means "Our Lady," so basically all the churches are dedicated to Virgin Mary.
Next was Lille, where we saw a piscine (swimming pool) turned into world class museum where I first saw the creation of Pablo Picasso and Donatello with my own eyes. To be exact, it was in Robeaux, a small town next to Lille.
We ate dinner in Lille, a local food which I recreated because I don't like cold and jelly meat,ha3, so I asked the waiter to heat it up and it eventually became a soup,haha.
That's all about my first trip, feel free to drop comments, and stay tune for the next posts. You can zoom in the pictures if you click on it.
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haaa i envy you!
comment gue gapenting, cuma pgn bilang kalo mestinya judul lo itu Mon premier voyage en France. france itu feminin, dan form femininnya 'dans' itu en :)
tik: makanya cepet2 kuliah dan cari program exchange ato summer studies di luar tik
del: yup, lo bener banget, hahaha, udh gw rubah tuh, maklum gw gak diajarin soal 'dans' di kelas. besok baru kelas French ke-18 gw kyknya, hehe. Thanks for telling, hehe
akhirnya ngepost sampe makanan2 juga dia =)
hahahaha
hard to believe that this trip was 2 months plus ago!!!! how fast time has passed!! have a great time travelling around europe!!!! (and i missed saying goodbye to you!!)