petit vacance - Normandy, cheese tour

the yellow fields (colza - canola - rapeseed) and wind turbines

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Paris to Pont-l'Évêque to Conches-en-Ouche
The first Thursday in May in France is Ascension Day, and Friday is also a day off (le pont "the bridge") to give a four day weekend.  We were very lucky this year to have fabulous weather for the holiday, warm and sunny.  We decided to take a few days and explore the Lower Normandy which is driving distance from Paris, and we have always enjoyed the region everytime we have visited in the past. Normandy is known for lots of cows, good cheese (Camembert, Livarot, Pont-l'Évêque), apples, cider, and the brandy Calvados.

We left Thursday from Paris and drove straight to Pont-l'Évêque for an amazing lunch at L'Angelot. Then back to our B&B in Conches-en-Ouche.  We were staying in the private brick house in a really cool restored building.  The main building and grounds had all kinds of cool artwork, statues, and landscaping.  We walked into town to see the holiday festival, and have dinner at the "Don Jon".

the Normandy cows

the best tarte tatin I have ever had, with creme fraiche right from the cow next door