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      Honfleur from page 6                               hang out to dry. The “Lieutenance,” the fortified gate     If you even get close, don’t miss the opportunity to
                                                         to the town, stands at the entrance to the inner harbor.   visit Honfleur and the Normandy area of France. It is
      1870s, it was here in Honfleur that the impressionist style of   Just up the hill is the Église Sainte-Catherine, France’s   guaranteed to rekindle your imagination of times past,
      painting was created. The style is characterized by the bold   oldest and largest wooden church. It was constructed   and create a new perspective on the generations of people
      use of unmixed primary colors and small strokes to simulate   by shipwrights with the skills they possessed in the late   who have lived here, and those that still continue to do
      actual reflected light. Probably the most recognizable artist   15th century. To put it in perspective, about the time that   so in this beautiful part of the world.
      of that era – which contained such notables as Dubourg,   Columbus sailed to America, the roof of the building was     The late  Don Kiselewski wrote from his personal
      Dufy, Friesz and Germez – was Claude Monet. Many of   being completed in the shape of an upside-down boat   experiences, having traveled in 122 countries and cruised
      his scenes were captured here in Honfleur, and the northern   hull. Because of limited technical knowledge, the nave   the oceans, seas and rivers of the world. Palm Beach
      bank of the Seine. Honfleur’s Eugėne Boudin Museum has a   of the church was built from two hulls, placed side by   Gardens Travel Leaders, his family owned and operated
      wonderful collection of these painters, as well as Normandy   side. Today the twin-altered church with columns down   agency, is located at Mirasol Town Square, 11360 North
      ethnography (headwear, dress and furniture).       the center, creating split naves, is still unique.  Jog Road, Building A, Suite 102-6, Palm Beach Gardens.
        There is nothing that matches the feeling one gets     Across the street is the bell tower for the church, which   The agency has been serving the travel needs of the South
      strolling through narrow streets where each turn creates   grew up from the interior of the bell ringer’s dwelling.   Florida area for over a quarter of a century. Contact
      a  vision of times past.  Half-timbered  construction  –   The 15th-century tower still spires high over the town it   them at (561) 694-9696 or Aussie@PBGTravel.com.
      centuries old, with wood and wrought-iron trim – set   has overseen for the last 500 years.
      the true character of Honfleur. The ominous entrance     Within a 50-mile radius of Honfleur lie historic sites                Photos by Don Kiselewski
      to the old jail and the stone walls of the salt house are   that should also be included in an itinerary. Located
      incomparable. The Greniers à Sel (salt storage house) was   somewhat inland and west of Honfleur is Caen, which
      built in the 17th century with stones from the old rampart.   was the center city behind the beaches at Normandy
      The magnificent wood roofs once protected 10,000 tons   during World War II. Still further west, some 150 meters
      of salt, but now shelter concerts and exhibitions.  above the waves, lies Mont Saint-Michel, the subject of
        Cafés and art galleries, in stone and half-timbered   so many photos of the monastery, fortified by the tides
      buildings, cluster around the small harbor, where nets   of the sea. Between the two lies the Château de Falaise,
                                                                                which has stood over the
                                                                                valley since 1027 and is the
                                                                                birthplace of  William the
                                                                                Conqueror. Traveling  east
                                                                                from Honfleur toward Paris
                                                                                is the city of Rouen. It is here
                                                                                that a 19-year-old French
                                                                                girl named Jeanne D’Arc,
                                                                                who rallied the French and
                                                                                defeated the British in
                                                                                Orleans, was burned at the
                                                                                stake in the city square.
                                                                                She was canonized in 1920,
                                                                                almost 500 years later.
                                                                                  So  much  history,  beauty
                                                                                and character permeate the
                                                                                Normandy area of France. One
                                                                                finds the locals happy as well
                                                                                as concerned and interested
                                                                                in others, which is a complete
                                                                                reversal from the attitude of
                                                                                the big cities.            The back streets of Honfleur















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