We started off our day in Bayeux by visiting the famous tapestry. It is embroidered in wool on linen and is 20 inches tall by 70 yards long. The tapestry tells the story of William the Conqueror’s rise from duke of Normandy to king of England, and shows his victory over England’s King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Unfortunately, photography was not allowed so I have borrowed this image of a tiny portion of the tapestry from Wikipedia.
We then visited Bayeux cathedral which was consecrated in 1077 and is as big as Paris’ Notre-Dame. (Someone in the group commented: "another day, another cathedral")
Besides the usual gorgeous stained glass ...
... and a rather odd pulpit ...
... there were all of these strange 'decorations' on the walls.
It had been raining while we were in the church and when we left, the gargoyles were doing their gargoyle thing.
In this next picture, if you follow the path of the rain gutter from the gargoyle up to the roof you can see some more interesting faces.
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