As seaports go,
Honfleur is among the prettiest. It is on the French north coast near the Seine estuary, 121
miles northeast of Paris, 169 miles south of Calais, 15 miles south of LeHavre, 71 miles east of
Omaha Beach.
We have
visited twice, but the first time was many years ago. On that occasion I took a photo of the harbor that has been displayed
in our dining room ever since we got home and it always has been a joy and a pleasure to look at. The latest visit was on our 2006
trip. We arrived on the day of the parade for the Sailors Festival, probably on June 5. That was quite a treat.
In the parade were marching bands, of course, but the greatest part was small children in sailor garb carrying
ship models and very small children being carried along in small floats resembling boats, with their parents hurrying to keep
up along the sides of the parade.
We walked around the town, leaving the parade, which managed to catch up with us in a different
place. Ron took pictures, trying to get one from the same spot as in our first visit, and we caught up on our e-mail in
an internet cafe.
The town looks like it was not damaged in WWII even though it is pretty close to the invasion beaches.
