April 25 to 28 – Honfleur

We are enjoying four full days in Honfleur, combining work with sightseeing.  Our accommodations are a three story home and the first floor is a kitchen with a very large table.  This gives us lots of room to set up our computers and get work done. 

Some photos from our many walks around Honfleur.

The Bell Tower and plaza just down the street. 

We walked by the Honfleur harbor many times.

On the 26^th we took the harbor cruise that actually went out into the Seine estuary.

A Distant Bridge

Some Swans

Cliffs in the far distance

There wasn’t a lot to see but we did have distant views of the harbor in Le Havre.

And the cruise took us under the Pont de Normandy Bridge.  It's a beautiful and very dramatic bridge. 

The cruise took us by the Honfleur beach.  We didn't even know that Honfleur had a beach.  Guess we didn't go far enough in our wanderings.  It looked to be sandy instead of pebbles. 

On the 27^th we walked up to the Eugène Boudin Museum.  Eugène Boudin was a French painter that was born in Honfleur and spent much of his life painting the landscapes, harbor and people of the area.  He is considered a forerunner of the Impressionists.  The museum was small but very nice with wonderful paintings.

There were many interesting paintings by Boudin himself

Still Life with Ray by  Eugène Boudin

Saint Vaast la Hougue 1892 by  Eugène Boudin

as well as many other artists.  The subject of many of them was Honfleur.

Banks of the Seine at Muids by Albert Lebourg

Entrance to the Port of Honfleur by Edmond Petitjean

Promenade on the Beach in Etretat by Jules Gustave Bahieu

Sainte Adresse Vers 1950 by Raoul Dufy

School Path Effect by Snow by Charles Frecon

Sainte Catherine's Market in Honfleur by Pierre De Belay

Sunset over Honfleur by Albert Leobourg

There were some wall size paintings,

The Return of the Flocks by Adolphe Marais

some sculptures,

and a Monet. 

Etretat 1884 by Claude Monet

It was interesting to study the works to find interesting details.

Hospice Lighthouse, Honfleur by Lalanne 

This detail from Hospice Lighthouse, Honfleur by Lalanne could be a modern painting on its own.  

Detail from Hospice Lighthouse, Honfleur by Lalanne 

Wheat Fields in Normandy by Raoul Dufy

Detail from Wheat Fields in Normandy by Raoul Dufy

There was also a large room where the art of school children was displayed.

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One day, while wandering, we found the town library.  It is very modern with lots of glass. 

Sainte Catherine's Church.

And, the front of our hotel.  The hotel is on Saint Catherine’s Plaza.  It is lovely with beautiful greenery on the front.   

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More Honfleur
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