Bayeux

Today I got out of bed past 11 o'clock!
Ambre and her mom and I went to Bayeux, a town about half an hour away. It seems to be fairly developped for tourists. It has a huge cathedral and the architecture is mostly different than in Edmonton.
There's a famous tapestry in Bayeux - called the Bayeux Tapestry - and a small museum accompanies it. The tapestry itself is about 70 metres long and tells he story of William the Conqueror. Basically this king dies, battles happen, and William eventually becomes the ruler of England in about the year 1070. The tapestry was well-made and also tells of medieval life, and even references Aesop's fables, which were well-known at the time. The museum part talks about William, medieval stuff and the tapestry thoughout the last millenium. There was a 16 minute film as well. The gift shop seemed pretty good but I didn't buy anything. I also learned that the french version of William is Guillaume.
The town of Bayeux is pretty nice. It has cobblestone streets and a bit of greenery too. There were statues or ornamentation on many buildings. I saw one of those waterwheel things, which was charming.
I watched the film about the tapestry in English and the narrator's english accent was a bit unusual for me. There was this other family there speaking english, but they had an accent I didn't recognise. I wondered if my north amercian accent would have sounded weird ot them.
It seems that in the streets here, pedestrians and vehicles intertwine more. I think it would take some getting used to if I was driving. Maybe it's also because the older streets are narrower, and the street versus the sidewalk isn't as defined. This doesn't all apply to main roads in cities as much though.