Exploring Caens’ History

We began the morning with exploring the city and walking around the Saturday market before heading towards the castle.

Not all markets have a carousel!

We made our way though the city centre towards La Chataeu De Caen for our castle fix. After emerging from a narrow old street, we gazed upon the west side of the castle and made our approach. Walking around the periphery, we were suddenly ambushed by some French tourists who were looking for the entrance; It seems the castle was still well fortified against unwanted infiltrators. We managed to get in and take in the sights before heading to the museum within the castle walls.

Beginning the siege

St Peters Church

We figured out where to go and the museum ticket price before mustering enough courage and French to talk with the attendant in the museum. We quickly found out that he spoke English and even better it was free because we were under the age of 26. The museum consisted of artefacts found within the castle and some history and culture of the Normandie region.

Paw prints in pottery, doing what a cat does best

All the travelling though time had made us hungry so it was off to the local patisserie for a bite to eat. We spent the rest of the day wandering around getting acquainted with our temporary surroundings.