Day two of our transAtlantic cruise began in Le Havre, France. We were fortunate enough to connect with two other couples on Cruise Critic prior to sailing, and we arranged to share a taxi and driver with them for the day. Our plan was to see Honfleur, Deauville, Entretat, and whatever else we had time for.
Our driver, Christopher, picked us up at 8 am by the ship and off we went. Christopher said he'd had 10 years of English in school, and we thought he did a beautiful job.
We began in Deauville, a resort area for the very rich and famous. The houses were amazing…and they were mostly used just for summer holidays. The town was in the midst of an American film festival, and apparently there had been a Brad Pitt sighting a few days earlier. The beach boardwalk has little beach "casitas" labeled with names of American film stars, and the sand is covered with colorful "planted" umbrellas waiting to be unfurled and become a little cabana for someone. It was a pretty amazing sight.
From Deauville we drove to Honfleur which Rich and I had seen briefly on a river cruise a couple of years ago. It's a wonderful little town, with a colorful harbor right in the center. Christopher wanted us to see a beautiful old church on a hillside, then we spent almost two hours exploring. It was market day, so that was fun…and we had lunch (crepes!) right on the harbor side. Loved it.
Finally we visited the shore at Entretat, an area famous for it's huge cliffs. The beach was very rocky, much like Nice, and the cliffs were huge. There were many who climbed the cliffs, but we didn't have the time (and for some of us, the inclination).
On the drive back home, we got a tour of the wealthy homes in Le Havre, and enjoyed more of Christopher's stories. All in all, a great day!
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