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If you don't want to be so long-winded, you can actually get straight to the point and order 1 main course. If you're worried that it's not enough, you can order 1 appetizer + 1 main course (they don't mind if you want two main courses). But aperitifs are usually required. Fifth, the main course is usually served with staple food. But each table will be provided with a basket of bread, which you can eat while waiting for the food, and you can ask for more if it's not enough (at no extra charge).

Sixth, you don’t need to tip, it’s up to you if you want to. This is the summary of An Qingju and An Chuyu’s first meal together, and other findings will be discussed later.

An Qingju and An Chuyu ordered grilled duck breast and grilled pork chop. They didn't know what to drink for the aperitif, so they could only order beer and diet coke. The meal cost 60 euros. It turned out that dining in Bayeux was a bit expensive, but of course not much more expensive. The taste was good, and the duck cooked by the French was especially suitable for An Qingju and An Chuyu's appetite.

When I got up in the morning and had breakfast, I met two elderly American couples who had lived here for a few days. When I heard that An Qingju and An Chuyu were driving, the American lady said: how brave you are! She said that "these French people" drove fast and on narrow roads, which was too scary.

Indeed, the roads and cars in the United States are big, black and rough. When American cars drive on French roads, other cars will be squeezed under the road. An Chuyu has an explanation for this: This just shows that civilization and culture are different. The United States and France are both Western civilizations (both drive cars), but their cultures are very different. Civilizations have different levels, but it is difficult to say whether culture is good or bad.

After breakfast, An Qingju and An Chuyu had the experience of yesterday's crowded Monet Garden, and knew that they had to go in as soon as the museum opened during the summer vacation to have a chance to get in first. The Bayeux Tapestry Museum opened at 9 o'clock, and An Qingju and An Chuyu really waited there on time. Basically, they were the first group to enter, and there were not many people, so they could take their time to look around.

Tickets for the Bayeux Tapestry are 9 euros, and you can buy a bundle ticket with the Normandy Landing Memorial Museum (the latter costs 5 euros separately), so the two are 12 euros.

The old town of Bayeux is very quiet in the early morning. The souvenir windows on the streets are mostly filled with various models of medieval warriors. Old houses, old churches, old water wheels, this "old" is really old, not "old" in the sense of being old.

This is the Bayeux Tapestry Museum. This is probably the museum with the fewest exhibits in the world, because there is only one exhibit: the Bayeux Tapestry (hilde) tapestry.

Why was An Qingju so enthusiastic about it that he came all the way here to see it? First of all, it is probably the earliest comic strip in the world. An Qingju had watched a BBC documentary called "A History of Britain". When introducing William the Conqueror, the tapestry was used to explain the story. An Qingju was fascinated by it.

This tapestry is 70 meters long and half a meter wide, and 62 meters are now in existence. The tapestry was cut into many small pieces during the war. Some people used it to make the roof of the carriage, and some people used it to make blankets at home. It is not easy to collect so many pieces and put them together again.

The tapestry features 623 human figures, 55 dogs, 202 war horses, 49 trees, 41 ships, more than 500 birds, dragons and other creatures, and about 2,000 Latin characters. It is very beautiful.

The story goes that King Edward of England had no children. When his distant cousin, William, Duke of Normandy, visited England, Edward and his father-in-law were at odds. In order to win the support of the Normans, Edward promised to pass the throne to William after his death. For this matter, Edward specially asked his son-in-law, Prince Harold, to go to Normandy to announce William's succession.

Edward died. Unexpectedly, Prince Harold and his ministers discussed and declared themselves the King of England. William, of course, refused to accept this, so he recruited his younger brother, Archbishop Odo of Bayeux, and other half-brothers to recruit troops and cross the English Channel to fight a fierce battle with Prince Harold's Anglo-Saxon army in the Hastings area of ​​England.

He won and killed Prince Harold. He eventually became the King of England. This was the famous Battle of Hastings.

This famous battle in history, which was said to be of great military reference value, was later embroidered by Archbishop Odo on an extra-long piece of linen to praise his brother's great achievements.

Fortunately, there is a Chinese audio guide in this museum. Under the guidance of the audio guide, An Qingju and An Chuyu read the linen scroll twice and were amazed at the embroiderer's wild imagination.

The outlines of the characters on the tapestry are all in medieval style, and the artistic expression is actually quite simple. However, it is embroidered with full of dynamics, using artistic generalizations and various details to depict the strong personality characteristics and complex inner world of each character.

The layout of the tapestry is divided into three parts: the upper, middle and lower parts. The upper part has some birds, comets or words, etc. to indicate weather and astronomical information. The middle part is the main line of the story. The lower part is usually the background of the story scene. For example, if it is a battlefield, there will be corpses. If it is an expedition, there will be civilians and soldiers, etc. to express the atmosphere of the story. Under the guidance of Chinese voice, you can also see many funny shots.

For example, when William wanted to thank Prince Harold for coming to Normandy to announce his succession and let him marry his sister, a shocking naked man appeared under the scroll, which was considered the earliest fullmonty in history.

For example, the scene where William's littlebirds hid in the bushes and behind pillars to eavesdrop on Harold's plot always reminded me of the scene where the Smurfs uncovered Gargamel's conspiracy. It was really worth the trip!

Tourists who like this long scroll can buy photocopies of the Bayeux Tapestry in various languages ​​at the souvenir shop at the exit after visiting the only exhibit in the museum. Unfortunately, there is no Chinese version. By the way, An Qingju checked and found that the Bayeux Tapestry can be downloaded online. It is very long.

After watching the tapestry for almost two hours, An Qingju and An Chuyu went to the Normandy Landing Memorial Museum. This museum is quite large, but unfortunately there are only English and French introductions.

It displays the uniforms of the Allied troops during the Normandy Landing, original weapons, various records, etc. It is quite nice. There is also a 30-minute movie showing the Normandy Landing in a loop.

It was noon when we came out, so we went to see the D-Day beaches. After looking around the Normandy Landing Memorial in front (An Qingju was the one looking around), I probably had a general idea of ​​the D-Day beaches. Our Chinese history textbooks basically didn't write about this event (there was no need to write about it), and this picture can make it clear at a glance:

This beach is very long. From the west to the east, it is Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword, with a total span of 100 kilometers. Each beach has a place similar to a tourist center, where you can find some relics of the Allied landing (An Qingju and An Chuyu encountered several along the way).

An Qingju and An Chuyu went to Omaha Beach. That beach was where the U.S. troops were responsible for landing. The sand on this beach was too flat and wide, and not far away there was a 30-meter-high cliff that went straight up and down, making the U.S. troops who came up directly a sitting duck. The landing operation would definitely result in heavy casualties.

I watched this live. After returning home, I took out "Saving Private Ryan" and watched it. I suddenly had a more intuitive and terrifying understanding of the tragic scene during the landing.

Today, except for some remaining fortifications, this beach is a quiet and comfortable beach in the eyes of people who don't know where it is. An Qingju and An Chuyu found that they thought that the southern part of France was the "sunny beach", but in fact the northern seaside is just as beautiful. When An Qingju and An Chuyu went there, this place was obviously a summer vacation place for the northern French, and it was very pleasant.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

An Qingju and An Chuyu naturally would not miss this clean beach. They put aside the heavy war stories and shamelessly took some selfie photos on the beach using the selfie artifact - "shutter remote control".

In the book Travel Around, Mont Saint Michel is included in the tourism chapter of Normandy. In fact, Mont Saint Michel is located at the junction of Normandy and Brittany. If you visit Mont Saint Michel according to Hugo's "Ninety-Three", you should still include it in the scope of Brittany.

The next two days after leaving Bayeux were An Qingju and An Chuyu's itinerary in Brittany:

Bayeux>>Pontorson (stay)>>Mont Saint-Michel (eat oysters)>>Fougeres (see the medieval fortified castle)

Before arriving in Brittany, An Qingju and An Chuyu had no idea what this place was like. It was France after all! When they really got there, and based on the description of the Vendée Rebellion in Brittany during the French Revolution in "Ninety-Three", An Qingju and An Chuyu gradually got to know this region.

Brittany is located in the west of France, with a long coastline. It is almost like a peninsula. This region has always been an independent principality in French history. It was not until the 15th century when the Duchess of Brittany (Anna of Brittany) married Louis XII that it was incorporated into the French territory.

Just look at the flags in the picture below. The castles in the Loire Valley that An Qingju and An Chuyu visited later, the buildings in Burgundy, the monuments in Paris, and all the flags of regions that have been associated with the French royal family in history all have the famous "Golden Lily" logo. However, the flag of Brittany is completely different:

Brittany is a region with winding mountains, numerous canyons and streams, and a long coastline. Some of the residents are Gauls, but more are English settlers who crossed the channel to settle there. Most of the population lives in small, isolated farms and cottages. The land is fertile, so it is not difficult to make a living through agriculture and animal husbandry.

The peasants did not have much contact with the outside world. The concept was updated slowly (life had always been good, so what was there to change), and the lords treated them well, so people regarded obedience to the lords (rather than the King of France) as their duty, and there was no conflict between their own interests and the interests of the nobles. (The novel "He Came from the End of the World" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "Add Friends", search for the public account "qdread" and follow it, hurry up!) (To be continued..)