I
had very beautiful holidays in Normandy this summer. To my delight, my French friends planned the special trip for
me when they knew I was coming to France.
The destination they carefully chose was Trouville-sur-Mer, a superb
beach resort a three-hour drive from Paris.
Trouville
used to be a small fishermen’s village facing the Atlantic Ocean. Since the middle of the 19th
century when people started enjoying sea bathing, Trouville had attracted many rich
people living in Paris. There are
still a lot of classical Normandy style houses along the beach, which preserve
the most appearance of the past prosperity.
As
soon as we got to Trouville, we dropped everything and rushed to the
beach. The water is shallow to a
considerable distance from the shore and we were able to walk so far. We sat on the sand and chatted and
laughed a lot until the sunset horizon turned into a flaming red. (I always wonder why French people are
so talkative. My friend says it’s
“because we are French.” Oh,
That’s another story though. ww)
The
specialty products of this area are seafood, dairy products such as milk,
butter, Camembert cheese, apples, Cider, Calvados, salt and what not. I love all of these, but if I had to
choose the best one, it would be the combination of fresh seafood and Normandy
cream. Creamed white fish and
creamed mussels (moules de bouchot à la crème) are especially incredible. They are just the way I like it, rich and
creamy. I can’t get enough of
them.
A few days of traveling together with my
friends was exceptional. We all
met after a long time, but we were able to jump the distance of time and soon it
was as if no time had passed at all.
It’s like an alumna association, indeed.
An addition
Small towns along the coastal road are all
incredibly beautiful.One of these
towns, Honfleur was drawn by many impressionist painters.
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