It was super cute and made me feel more at home than Caen. It had small streets, great views, adorable little canals, and a lot of old buildings intact. What was surprising is that Bayeux is TINY, yet there were probably 10,000 people walking around yesterday, if not more. There were so many people it was unbelievable! What was even more incredible was that 80% of those people were English speakers from the UK, US, Canada, and Australia. Apparently Bayeux is a stop for WW2 buffs but I was shocked. Bayeux was very internationally friendly, with flags everywhere. I suppose like St. Malo they were very appreciative of being liberated from the Germans, even 70 years later.
We had a great time there - good lunch of moules frites and beer, I bought some Calvados, which is their local liquor (apple brandy), wandering around the streets. Despite the thousands of tourists, I was so much happier because Bayeux is more what I'm used to when it comes to French towns. Although Caen is slowly growing on me.
On a different note, I am very excited because I think my French is better now than it was when I left! I was so worried for months before coming here because I felt like I knew stuff still, for the most part, but then thought when I got over here I'd really have forgotten everything. Luckily not! The instances where I don't know what people are saying to me are few and far between, and my vocabulary is alright, but not amazing. I'm just glad I'm not a French speaking disaster.
We had another great dinner last night, although the restaurant was sweltering. I think we eat somewhere better and better each night!
Also, in case you were wondering, we aren't the only ones complaining about the venue - Eventing Nation
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