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November 21, 2024

CHATEAU & PARC DES RAVALET: GORGEOUS GARDENS IN CHERBOURG, NORMANDY

Last August we took the ferry from Cherbourg to Ireland. To kill some time we decided to visit Chateau & Parc des Ravalet in Cherbourg and we were very impressed with the gardens and the park. The gardens of Chateau des Ravalet felt like visiting a botanical garden, with a great variety of plants, a greenhouse and a surrounding forest. A visit to the gardens is free, so definitely don’t skip this activity if you are in Cherbourg!

November 18, 2024

JARDINS D’ETRETAT: A CAN’T MISS ACTIVITY IN NORMANDY

Though I had already visited Etretat in 2018 I never visited the gardens of Etretat that look out over the village and the cliffs. Ever since seeing pictures of this incredibly well designed garden I knew I had to revisit Etretat. In 2024 I finally created the opportunity, as we would be driving through Normandy on our way to Ireland. I forced Hielke to visit the Jardins d’Etretat with me and it blew my expectations out of the water!

November 14, 2024

OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE STENALINE OVERNIGHT FERRY BETWEEN CHERBOURG (FRANCE) AND ROSSLARE (IRELAND)

You may already know that I love to travel by ferry. I find it the ideal way to travel long distances with a kid, as kids can roam around freely on large ferries. On overnight ferries you can usually book a sleeping hut, meaning you can spend a large part of your travels sleeping, which is ideal. After booking our overnight ferry from France to Ireland I heard that this crossing is really rough, so I was a bit afraid. In this blogpost you can read what our experience was like!

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