Wednesday we were in Cherbourg, France. It is on the north end of France on the English Channel. It was raining most of the day. Our excursion today was "Normandy Flavors". We visited an Apple Cider/Brandy maker, drove through the Normandy countryside and then visited a small fishing village called Barfleur.
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| Cherbourg before dawn |
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| the Cider House/Distillery we visited |
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| where they distill the Brandy |
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| a display of their products |
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| we got to taste some of the products |
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| they sold their products here |
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| some apple trees |
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| driving through one of the towns as we drove to the coast |
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| we visited the fishing village of Barfleur |
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| the main seaside street |
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| used in the oyster beds |
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| it was low tide when we were there |
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| the church cemetery |
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| at low tide |
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| a colorful restaurant |
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| back to the ship - this was the view of the town from the front |
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| the ship terminal. Cherbourg is famous because it was the last port that the Titanic visited before it's ill fated trans Atlantic trip |
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| these gangways were here when the Titanic docked here before starting across the Atlantic |
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| the old French ballistic missile submarine La Redoutable is on display here at the La Cite de la Mere museum next to the ship terminal |
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| sail away |
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| The harbor is the 2nd largest artificial harbor in the world. There are 2 sets of breakwaters that protect the harbor. these are the outer ones. |
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| In the evening, the skies cleared |
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