My birthplace : Normandie
The 'World' section of this blog looks a little bit empty, then allow me please a little space to escape from Japan... ;-)
At beginning of the month I could come back few days to my hometown. Thanks to my colleagues for offering me long holidays.
'Hometown' is becoming a strange word for me as years pass. Everything's changing so much there. I start feeling like a stranger sometime... And it makes already more than 12 years spent away, living in 9 places in 3 countries on 3 continents ! The feeling of 'home' got attached to those many places, and 'birthplace' is probably getting a more accurate word.
Thus, here comes my birthplace : Normandie prefecture. North of France (not the northest though), known for its cows, apples and tie-in products, its poor weather (blame on England who send rain through the Channel), its Second World War landing beaches, and its greenery...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5VQkO5j-yrFhzQKmgRuX4vN7CidRpS12C2fMy1X12lx-6poMQJjsmWQBrl0LHdgqPpV4K0DEDUlmfOti82D61HRaOEyYDbZyXwfwy6alS3jEoi1_sEX77hBsJfCLdia46xoNNeTPdSy_U/s320/DSC_0001.JPG)
I had an extremely clear weather and could enjoy the view.
Here, Kobe.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFVBxiae3BXpVNba2XUpTxkMxu5BHOKpOTS5I3HnEAWhFnngw-tQB9tFHkLXzZLBy4KVZuRtdzkmUNKQ05HyZv80ZZ3BXAL07XgGw450x9_53PUbHQw25Fj6AplNbA1Dtf_oov-VY8Ppd/s320/DSC_0003.JPG)
The Biwako Lake
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Clouds from above are still fascinating me.
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Normandie, here we are.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nPz2d0HEuJ8wAZDojC2iVlnw0imnM0t8ienFfms-ucDOAGhct5Kvbo68_UQWYhK_7AAA2yOIQa_cMFWrpAcDJ6T4kitnmigSZuBkWjRaEqCJBNBeMxSItdbalqmAHVQppRashxN-tB96/s320/31242391_p.jpg)
The famous Mont Saint Michel, from inside.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpPempBEKESI2V_QYN4zeLqxvB_EF0QG6jLDRBFzOKsGOeLShnzvP2zpKWPaJCtJ4nmB4cItU_85ziY3hy5j-t5wsT-bFoNNHmmJyPl-RMO9u4jx0andxaBW6ftizgAjhbqvrtz2hw3Xz/s320/31242185_p.jpg)
French baguettes on a morning market.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mdovND2Trrx4r976KuXK-hOSwvDFDbp2YqE7QC9Siy9anpYpli3dt5bNhyphenhyphenFsFmgmKthVYvHUo_wvRmxDkfZrEQYRMudIG0zq7BLy1fPgCf1XFUcHgLf4CW5HdmtoWcYSYFhA9oIgz2Pz/s320/31242151_p.jpg)
Caen, Normandie prefecture's main town, has been a king town and has a lot of beautifull churches and castle.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYjEEj-To4Eh14kGTXLS3VlmNJTSr-NR1m0hwHDYGbp32fmCUX8Fgoaik-1xd4Zc6JXJcH0PUzPFmUeRyyRZs3an8TEmsufXBT5jqPFljG0OSpxl5Y_R-kU47xL6-QNoI94fpMzls1yJG/s320/31242046_p.jpg)
Delicious cheeses.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxY2pDW3sHmf1gDTmX6kMBUX8mikhQoz1BiH0DYcqjXJfIe0cqpgbcGpgScUKUDYvZIz7vu1lnMUHTkvK2mT30PUwtFht2Hgo-3B-_WVYGfgslVPjnWrlgrzdFah8W4JjD5nhyphenhyphenQn2L59K/s320/31242005_p.jpg)
Rabbit with mustard sauce and pasta.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmthRB0y_b0BwbZik5PBumAAzsPYoy421sxBLRzCXKE98c7cgwl3qKiKwD-xd1kap1IFBXtrBMmmv1PnHGbOwRK0nSr3DJnHaRR0BjRAdRd1zWK9qVX4N_mxEpzXkLLRpkxA7H1xx5ml5/s320/31241868_p.jpg)
At the entrance of my village, like almost every villages.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLvfgE74uGhKsJTyF4uXv4wSnyCfRqbDvGnHBsCEACp_Hn5XjIQvcy2YDyMy8Z4DT0foWvlObtMQRbZbo98Svlr-_WRE8uqpPZs3_Rz_69A7DMHex1L1acyoqfIYg_83i4Lo-xjXJa4nH/s320/31241432_p.jpg)
The bakery of my village makes also very good cakes.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RXsTj2RMyndIQRyqxDIaQGFIFDZ09sd4DQhSIub7pkZrxEl1QPkqzTOqKzgU0XKJ2D9NfhlikwOLi7_z5tQOvS4Z3e1zpmCAeDHa_3Of5JrnIaq-hbdXMK1uKo2TnMomYWtkzs332r3j/s320/31241350_p.jpg)
Not Kobe beef ! ;-)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ZIuOJeT1r3AVPwmT1sgCS8CQaOGLYCgpBktqPZJb1-dmA7Qkm0-MVq6jwsXtZ49FT4Gi7irVQJ_ybUPuLEPuMj0pwHdQfzqgoRpaLaZMi8i_6ByIQjcEpg3r7Krs30iscZO6ucp9S2fB/s320/DSC_0072.JPG)
Honfleur, famous port city. Now a main touristic spot.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4_N3nv3gPayht6NlktULy2W6rnkbpaUINI5-6iUngM698V6cQv-Qysk5rfXmncHAtCscqIEcOfQKYI2XbHze0rl0E7bARUDbHmp5Yci0ff6Efe-OPwiO5y2Z4ZxGg2PSymoPqPPkfypV/s320/DSC_0074.JPG)
Its church.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMGU5NfZcU-sqxmH2-8R0Ju_0j2QuLEclVIO7ZF8F0S3WDkPDGRRZDQd3ziBvpqfFL1Zz5egDCRS5vefjhmuyi0KZ6aOQr4xbS-6f5iI_LLuZSIsaiJmTV3ZaVn1jQWBSDR4WTM3V5iSa/s320/DSC_0078.JPG)
Old streets of the city,
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The seaside near my village.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqwTnIQmTOOjtwEb6mI1DQqwPYwd7f1kdt0TgXZuU22H42c_FIQ9AFDWzEnEXI5OwiPZA0feVY4cYRDNWRE14GQ1NJbHQrQJAdpuTKYRlxDvINUBHbDGDJoD_FzMPLuFbAXjt1k0dL-Ho/s320/DSC_0127.JPG)
Second World War landing beaches.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRRjMgdWuJ-7sgVGVL49lRSlv4D7eca0OFQVhCS7jABPs7CXuD6eZqRExXahYkuPgwvB4Ki1zS5zyUu1HlOKQoV60hIB8bvR1cD5yu2hiuzNmVCQPVl27B-iouzimQNqdd81koRh9zqkj/s320/DSC_0130.JPG)
Pure local fresh product.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eTyNv6lhg5WMzbCFpRfD0CERdHL5UaFICVRX69Nv4yPknTqxlFTFzICylJ-1zYJYGIoLK6OW1kBClXHLx0tDzZaMlPzvFairieBbLDkLeaYCcKdiFXeyofMgn7rhbDKuBH4vClj2R2J9/s320/DSC_0163.JPG)
Countryside.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEEqMOkz45hffuY4_LJqf5T9JiwPqEqQYV_cudLL1WM2WUkvy_meRFTW_PxvKeh5ke6VXyuW2WJxjWYOkANbS70QaN73EvrllUZjx8jDqVaw7s2ga2auLZrSBzoB681q90WaGfuODt6m5/s320/DSC_0174.JPG)
At beginning of the month I could come back few days to my hometown. Thanks to my colleagues for offering me long holidays.
'Hometown' is becoming a strange word for me as years pass. Everything's changing so much there. I start feeling like a stranger sometime... And it makes already more than 12 years spent away, living in 9 places in 3 countries on 3 continents ! The feeling of 'home' got attached to those many places, and 'birthplace' is probably getting a more accurate word.
Thus, here comes my birthplace : Normandie prefecture. North of France (not the northest though), known for its cows, apples and tie-in products, its poor weather (blame on England who send rain through the Channel), its Second World War landing beaches, and its greenery...
I had an extremely clear weather and could enjoy the view.
Here, Kobe.
The Biwako Lake
Clouds from above are still fascinating me.
Normandie, here we are.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nPz2d0HEuJ8wAZDojC2iVlnw0imnM0t8ienFfms-ucDOAGhct5Kvbo68_UQWYhK_7AAA2yOIQa_cMFWrpAcDJ6T4kitnmigSZuBkWjRaEqCJBNBeMxSItdbalqmAHVQppRashxN-tB96/s320/31242391_p.jpg)
The famous Mont Saint Michel, from inside.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpPempBEKESI2V_QYN4zeLqxvB_EF0QG6jLDRBFzOKsGOeLShnzvP2zpKWPaJCtJ4nmB4cItU_85ziY3hy5j-t5wsT-bFoNNHmmJyPl-RMO9u4jx0andxaBW6ftizgAjhbqvrtz2hw3Xz/s320/31242185_p.jpg)
French baguettes on a morning market.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_mdovND2Trrx4r976KuXK-hOSwvDFDbp2YqE7QC9Siy9anpYpli3dt5bNhyphenhyphenFsFmgmKthVYvHUo_wvRmxDkfZrEQYRMudIG0zq7BLy1fPgCf1XFUcHgLf4CW5HdmtoWcYSYFhA9oIgz2Pz/s320/31242151_p.jpg)
Caen, Normandie prefecture's main town, has been a king town and has a lot of beautifull churches and castle.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYjEEj-To4Eh14kGTXLS3VlmNJTSr-NR1m0hwHDYGbp32fmCUX8Fgoaik-1xd4Zc6JXJcH0PUzPFmUeRyyRZs3an8TEmsufXBT5jqPFljG0OSpxl5Y_R-kU47xL6-QNoI94fpMzls1yJG/s320/31242046_p.jpg)
Delicious cheeses.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxY2pDW3sHmf1gDTmX6kMBUX8mikhQoz1BiH0DYcqjXJfIe0cqpgbcGpgScUKUDYvZIz7vu1lnMUHTkvK2mT30PUwtFht2Hgo-3B-_WVYGfgslVPjnWrlgrzdFah8W4JjD5nhyphenhyphenQn2L59K/s320/31242005_p.jpg)
Rabbit with mustard sauce and pasta.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmthRB0y_b0BwbZik5PBumAAzsPYoy421sxBLRzCXKE98c7cgwl3qKiKwD-xd1kap1IFBXtrBMmmv1PnHGbOwRK0nSr3DJnHaRR0BjRAdRd1zWK9qVX4N_mxEpzXkLLRpkxA7H1xx5ml5/s320/31241868_p.jpg)
At the entrance of my village, like almost every villages.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLvfgE74uGhKsJTyF4uXv4wSnyCfRqbDvGnHBsCEACp_Hn5XjIQvcy2YDyMy8Z4DT0foWvlObtMQRbZbo98Svlr-_WRE8uqpPZs3_Rz_69A7DMHex1L1acyoqfIYg_83i4Lo-xjXJa4nH/s320/31241432_p.jpg)
The bakery of my village makes also very good cakes.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RXsTj2RMyndIQRyqxDIaQGFIFDZ09sd4DQhSIub7pkZrxEl1QPkqzTOqKzgU0XKJ2D9NfhlikwOLi7_z5tQOvS4Z3e1zpmCAeDHa_3Of5JrnIaq-hbdXMK1uKo2TnMomYWtkzs332r3j/s320/31241350_p.jpg)
Not Kobe beef ! ;-)
Honfleur, famous port city. Now a main touristic spot.
Its church.
Old streets of the city,
The seaside near my village.
Second World War landing beaches.
Pure local fresh product.
Countryside.
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