I was agreeably surprised by Rouen. The city centre is made by half-timbered houses and pedestrian paved streets. Lovely. In one little street I found a shop called Beryl, they sell shoes...I think this store name is only present in the North east of France.
I stayed with a friend from high school
. He had to work so I had time to go to the museum. They had a very interesting temporary exhibit about ' Impressionist' with many paintings of Monet, Caillebotte, Sisley and many more.
In the evening, they have a light and sound show at the abbey. The first part is supposed to tell the story of Joan of Arc, I didn't get any of it, to me it was just pretty lights on the wall of the abbey. The second part was meant to be only pretty lights. And it was actually very cool.
J'ai été agréablement surprise par la ville de Rouen. Le centre ville est formé de maisons à colombage et de rues piétonnes pavées. Adorable. Dans une des petites rues, j'ai trouvé une boutique appelée Béryl, ils vendent des chaussures. ...Je crois que c'est une enseigne qui ne se trouve que dans le Nord-Ouest de la France.
Je suis restée avec un pote du lycée, et comme il devait travailler j'ai eu le temps d'aller au musée. Il y avait une expo temporaire sur les impressionnistes avec beaucoup de tableaux de Monet, Caillebotte, Sisley et plein d'autres. Je me suis régalée.
Après la nuit tombée, la ville a un spectacle sons et lumières sur l'abbatiale. La première partie est censée raconter l'histoire de Jeanne d'Arc, mais j'y ai rien compris, j'ai juste vu de jolies images. La deuxième partie ne racontait rien de spécial, c'était juste des jolies images. C'était bien sympa.
Rouen or the city where they burned Joan of Arc
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Rouen, Normandy, France
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