Here are a few of our lovely holiday photos from our family holiday in Normandie last month.  I managed to loose the battery charger before we left so I was a tad stingy on the photos I took.  Amazingly the camera did survive until the end of the holiday and now I’m home I’ve naturally found the charger where I swear I looked before I left. Gah!

We were very fortunate that my dad has a house in Basse-Normandie so this was a wonderfully thrifty holiday for us all.  It is an amazing luxury to have such a retreat, especially as it is close enough to drive to, but far enough away to seem distant from life at home.  This year we went on holiday with our dear friends who were very brave to come away with us, seeing as we have a demanding toddler dictating our plans.  They definitely deserve medals for being so kind and tolerant of us as well as fantastic company.

The majority of these photos were taken in Granville, which as you might be able to tell is by the sea.  Nye absolutely loved the beach, splashing around in rock pools and covering himself in sand.    I managed to perch myself in his pushchair in the sweltering heat trying not to get sand between my toes watching Neil and run around after him.  After we managed to wash him down and put a change of clothes on, (it took 4 of us) we headed off for some lunch.  However it was almost 3 and everywhere was closing but we managed to find 1 chef happy to cook us either a burger or Moules marinière.  This worked out perfectly, Neil ordered the mussels and we all had the burger.  It was five euros for the burger with fries and salad and oh my goodness it was honestly the tastiest most juicy and delicious burger that has ever passed my lips.  I’m definitely planning a return trip asap.

Just before we left Granville Neil surprised me with some delicious macaroons.  The caramel ones are normally my favourite but I also really loved the chocolate and orange flavour which I’ve never seen in the UK.

The day before we were due to leave we stopped off in Honfleur for the afternoon as a good half way point between Dieppe where we were getting the ferry the next morning.  Honfleur is an absolutely picturesque port full of beautiful buildings, housing a multitude of seafood restaurants.  We managed to find a gorgeous park while we were there with a children’s paddling pool, stunning gardens and loads of childrens play equipment.  We were very grateful to have somewhere to let Nye loose, as funnily enough toddlers don’t seem to take well to sitting in pushchairs all day!

Thank you France, we will be back next year to sample some more of your delights!