We went back to the 11th century in Bayeux and Caen. In 1066, William the Conqueror defeated his cousin Harold to win the crown of England. The entire story is told on the Bayeux Tapestry, which is 225 ft long and in remarkable condition for being almost 1000 years old.
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| The strip in the center of the picture is a copy of the Bayeux Tapestry. The real thing was about 3 feet tall. |
Willaim had the Abbaye aux Hommes (Men's Abbey) built in Caen around that same time period. It uses local stone -- the same type of stone was used to build Westminster Abbey and Tower of London. The Abbey's exterior is beautiful. Once again, we missed out on the interior views. The next tour didn't start for an hour and we didn't want to wait that long. We were able to see inside of the Cathedrale Notre Dame (seems to be a common name for Churches in France) in Bayeux.
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| Men's Abbey in Caen |
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| Catherdrale Notre Dame in Bayeux |
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| Cathedrale Notre Dame |
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