We left Caen early on the Sunday morning, our final full day in France, so that we could visit Bayeux to see the tapestry which is an item that is on the world heritage list from Unesco. It was a short journey and we arrived in time to get breakfast done and to get in to the exhibition early. Having been listening to the podcast mentioned previously, the tapestry is clearly a work of propaganda which has been the source of much of the understanding we have of the conquest in 1066 and it really is a fascinating artefact. All visitors have an audio recording which guides them round the scenes thus ensuring the crowds maintain a steady flow round the narrow corridors in dim lighting. It serves to ensure blockages don't occur by the most famous panels but it does take away the opportunity to simply stand are stare.
The commentary did make me laugh out loud on occasion with the poor of the south of England a mere inconvenience as they were pillaged, as if that were fine and dandy with everyone.
Once outside we had a stroll around the town which is beautiful and worth a visit in itself before heading north to Ste Mere Eglise which we visited a few years earlier and remembered with affection. Obviously the D Day beaches and invasion points make this an incredibly interesting place to see and there were motorhomes everywhere.
We stayed at a campsite for the night in a lovely field and settled back for a last night on the continent.
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