Visiting the castle was one of the highlights of our day tour through the Pays d’Auge. It is picture perfect, complete with moat and swans.

Ravoux Inn–Vincent van Gogh’s Final Quarters The Ravoux Inn (also known as the Maison de Van Gogh) is located in the town of Auvers-sur-Oise, just north of Paris. When Vincent…

On the way, we came across a number of signs, that showed Van Gogh’s final paintings in front of their original subject matter, where it still exists, of course.

It’s an invigorating 15 minute hike up the hill, from the river towards Château-Gaillard, the castle that Richard The Lion Heart built between 1196 and 1198.

Aître de Saint-Maclou (the ossuary of Sant Maclou) is eerie and beautiful all at once, especially when visited early on a foggy, dark morning.

Fred Ollivier, our guide for the adventure, conveniently picked us up right where our ship was docked and took us on an exhilaration morning bike ride all over a fogged-in, sleepy, and quite mysterious Rouen.

At the end of a fun bike tour through foggy, and sleepy Rouen on a Sunday, we happened upon the farmer’s market. Right in the midst of it, an oyster bar caught our eyes.

Château du Breuil, one of the top distilleries, is located in the midst of the picturesque Pays d’Auge region of Normandy.

A visit to Château de Bizy can be a beautiful, quiet antidote to the spectacular, but heavily overrun Monet gardens on the other side of the river Seine.

Walking around the small town of Vernon, I came across this gem of a vintage fashion store. Anna (Anaïs) Vicente, the store’s lovely owner and her Dachshund Elvis