Etretat- la plage

Going to the beach was a life changing experience.

It was a little village that we stayed in, pretty touristy (but kind of vacant because of the season) because of the famous cliffs along the shore. It's down in a little valley in between really magnificent, tall hills. There is a golf course on one side and a super old church on the other. We first arrived and went out onto the beach. It was FUH-REEZING. And it was high tide. we walked along the beach for a while and then drove up the golf course side of the valley to our hotel which had a PHENOMENAL view of the entire town and the cliffs, too. From the hotel we hiked up the cliffs and saw everything... so wonderful. And tiring!
Then it was back to the hotel so the kids could shower.
Then we went to dinner at a hotel restaurant in the town which was in a really cool old house. It was really strange looking amongst all the buildings that were so similar looking.

Sorry nothing is in great detail, I'm really exhausted.

After dinner I took a solo walk along the beach. Sounds fun, right? Well at the time it seemed like the most difficult walk of my life. It was glorious. I first stepped beyond the buildings and the wind was so strong that both my scarf and my purse flew away form me in an instant and i was off running after them. The freezing cold was crazy... But I did it. And I stopped several times just to look at the ocean...
It was funny to think that so far across that ocean was my family sleeping in a house without me. It was just weird. I had Rufus Wainwright stuck in my head :P

Then to bed.
I got up ultra early this morning (the next morning) to walk up the cliffs to see the town illuminate. It was already about 7.30 and I didn't see a single soul in the town. I thought I was the only person alive. It had rained, so the path up the cliffs was muddy and rocky. I only made it to the first landing because it was so cold and so windy. I drew a picture for Shelly :) After a while I walked down through the village and looked at all the architecture and houses on the hills.
I got back to the room at about 9am and took a hot bath before meeting the family in the breakfast room for baguette and nutella and jus d'orange.

We drove along and saw a few other little beach cities and walked along the beach in several places. It was really magnificent.
Lunch was at a creperie in a beach town. SO delicious. I can't even express :P

Then we came back home. I'm exhausted now, so I'll put up pics and stuff tomorrow.


Love you all.
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ciao