France June 2016 - Rouen
Leaving the Normandy beaches, we headed east to Rouen on the River Seine.
Rouen has been around for awhile. 2,000 years old, it was a regional capital during Roman times, and France's second-largest city in medieval times (after Paris). It was the Norman capital. Joan of Arc was burned here (in 1431). It is now France's fifth-largest port.
Here Lynnette stands outside the Museum of Fine Arts which featured mostly paintings.
We headed over to the Joan of Arc Tower where she was kept prisoner before being burned at the stake. The exhibits in the Tower were very informative about the life of Joan of Arc. It's a sad story.
From the tower, looking over rooftops at the Cathedral.
A little park in Rouen.
We didn't spend much time in Rouen. We probably should have spent a full day here. But we had to get going, for we were headed for Giverny and Claude MOnet's gardens and house.
