French Reconnaissance Part Trois

 

Exploring Veules-les-Roses

On December 24, I slept in. Big surprise. I made myself a lovely packaged coffee (brought from Cambodia - SUCH a brilliant idea), and nestled back into bed for a while. Then I set out to see if I could find some food, other than the rice crackers I had also transported from Cambodia. 

I very quickly discovered that the villages in Normandy all have specific market days. Market day in Veules-les-Roses is Wednesday, so I was in luck! I bought homemade gratin dauphinois (scalloped potatoes with cheese), award-winning cheese, a hat, another sweater, garlic, potatoes, and eggs, all from little stalls set up in the street. I bought milk and butter in a little corner store, and went into the bakery for bread. I found out that the bakery would be open on Christmas morning, and that they served coffee. I was set! I also visited my air bnb landlady who happens to work at the tourist office. She gave me SO much information (she's the one who told me about the market days). I stopped into another little cafe, and had a viennoise coffee (topped with whipped cream). 

I did a zentangle, and listened to the local people laughing and talking. 

Love this jacket! - Way too small for me, though. 

The building where my air bnb was. On the other side is the sea.

I often light a candle when I visit churches, for the people I have loved and lost. 

Veules-les-Roses is technically on the English Channel, on what is known as the Alabaster Coast. 

On Christmas morning, I slept in again. On my way downstairs, a sweet chunky little black cat stopped me for a big cuddle. I'm pretty sure my sweet Sammy had something to do with that. 

I walked to the patisserie, and had a cafe au lait and a pain au chocolat, and did another zentangle. 

The place was busy! I bought a baguette and went back to the apartment. I happened to check my email and discovered that my next air bnb had been cancelled. This was a bit upsetting. 

I bundled up in as many layers as possible, and headed off to the shore. It was very very cold.