France
France - located in Western Europe - with the Atlantic to the west (English Channel, N and Bay of Biscay, S) and the Mediterranean Sea to the SE. French territories Include: French Guiana (S. America), Guadeloupe & Martinique Islands (Caribbean Sea), Mayoette & Reunion Islands (Indian Ocean - Africa, near Madagascar Island), and French Polynesia (South Pacific).
These images are during the summer season in the Hauts (Upper), Normandy and Brittany regions of France, the N & W regions of the country. Since 2016, there are now 13 regions of France.
Image locations include: Abby St. Bertin - Cap Gris Nez (Strait of Dover) - Alabaster Coast (Le Treport to Mesnil Val) - Rouen (capital of the Normandy region) - Sea arches and chalk cliffs at Etretat - Le Havre, UNESCO site - historic Honfleur city - Arromanches Beach/portable Mulberry Harbor - Omaha/Juneau Beach & WW ll Memorial - historic Bayeux Cathedral - Mont Saint Michel and its Bay, UNESCO site.
Read MoreThese images are during the summer season in the Hauts (Upper), Normandy and Brittany regions of France, the N & W regions of the country. Since 2016, there are now 13 regions of France.
Image locations include: Abby St. Bertin - Cap Gris Nez (Strait of Dover) - Alabaster Coast (Le Treport to Mesnil Val) - Rouen (capital of the Normandy region) - Sea arches and chalk cliffs at Etretat - Le Havre, UNESCO site - historic Honfleur city - Arromanches Beach/portable Mulberry Harbor - Omaha/Juneau Beach & WW ll Memorial - historic Bayeux Cathedral - Mont Saint Michel and its Bay, UNESCO site.
Abbey Saint Bertin - located in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Picardie region of northern France, in the town of Saint Omer on the edge of the river Aa. In the 7th century Benedictine monks came here to "spread the word" amongst the local Frankish tribes. Bishop Omer could not speak their Germanic language (which was an early form of Flemish) so he brought two monks with him, Bertin and Mommolin. They founded a monastery near the river, called "Saint Bertin's Abbey".The monks were expelled in 1791 and in 1799 the abbey and its church were sold at auction.
