Sunday dawned sunny and still chilly, but we will take the sunshine! The weather has been cold, but luckily other than the first day no rain (or snow!). We had scheduled breakfast with Mylene for 830 to get an early start to the day, but even with the sun shining into the room we didn't wake up until 930. A fabulous breakfast was waiting for us in the sunroom...local cheeses, honey, homemade jam, fruit and of course the requisite baguette and croissants. ...

Today we leave Paris for the Normandy Coast. Known for the 4 "c's". Camembert, Crepes, Cidre and Calvados...our goal is to have all four before we leave.   We picked up the car at the Air France terminal a few blocks from our hotel, hooked up the GPS, drove up the Champs Elysee, around the arc de Triumph and out of Paris. Our first stop was Giverny, where Monet's home and gardens are located. He lived and eventually died in Giverny, and it is wh...