OK, we're in our hotel in the normandy town of Bayeaux. We have free wifi (yaah!) and James computer, which has a "normal" American keyboard. I was having a hard time with the different keyboard, as the typos attest.
This morning, before we left the mt. st-michel area we went to a couple stores to buy some regional goodies. We all bought some butter cookies and jams. We also went to a stand that sells all different kinds of hard ciders and alcohols. We tried a few (at 10:00 am mind you). There was one particular type of alcohol called calvados. It was 42% alcohol and I think it started to burn just by smelling it. Needless to say, we all found it quite strong with just a teeny sip and none of us bought it. I think my throat is still burning. They did have some nice ciders and I bought a bottle to bring home. I think I got a bit tipsy just tasting 3 or 4 different types. I can't imagine people actually drinking that calvados on a regular basis.
We just had a meal of crepes (typical to normandy) and of course more cider. They were quite good and Alex and Marie had theirs with flambed calvados. Always fun to watch. On to Omaha beach and Alex' parents' home here in normandy tomorrow. Hopefully we'll have better weather...
I have to say, I've been looking forward to going to mt. st-michel for 10 years now. I'm of course happy I went and got to see it, but now I'm a bit let down. I need a new place to obsess about visiting. Maybe someone will give me some suggestions?
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