We had a three day weekend for a bank
holiday, so Adam & I decided we wanted to take a trip. He wanted to go drive around WWII
battlefields and look at invasion tactics.
I wanted to sit on a beach. In a
crazy way to attempt to both get what we wanted; we decided to go to Normandy
for the weekend. (This wasn’t exactly
the kind of beach I was thinking of…)
In his attempt to make up for the fact that I’d be wondering
around bombing sites and cemeteries, Adam found the most amazing place for us
to stay.
The chateau was built in the early 18th century
then converted to a hotel in 1976. We
stayed in an attic room which had beautiful beams and a huge wooden wardrobe.
Everything about it was luxurious. The bath soaps were Laura Ashley and the
chocolates left for us as welcome gifts and on our pillow each night when they
turned down our bed were La Maison du Chocolat.
Mmmm!
The dining rooms, sitting areas, and even the hallways were
richly decorated – the photos that follow are mostly to make my mother-in-law a
little bit jealous. I have the feeling
after seeing this, they might need to plan another trip to the Bayeux region!
We also had breakfast at the hotel every morning. It was a true continental breakfast. A variety of pastries, several options of
cheese a few cured meats and tea and fresh pressed apple juice. I kinda didn’t want to leave the table each
morning.
The hotel is set on 30 acres of flower and fruit gardens as
well as an extensive deer park. We took
a bit of time to walk through the gardens before dinner one evening.
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| Grandmother - Extra bonus points if you can tell us what this flower is. It was beautiful, but none of the hotel staff knew anything about it. |
This hotel was absolutely lovely and a quiet serene break from our busy sightseeing in Normandy!
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