Otro de los platos fuertes de Fécamp es el Palacio Benedictino, motivo principal de mi peregrinación que arrastró a marido e hija. El motivo fue más sentimental que otra cosa pues allí, en ese edificio neogótico-renacentista, su dueño Alejandro el Grande, comercializó la receta de los monjes para el famosísimo licor de hierbas Benedictine. El mismo licor que mi abuela paterna compraba cada Navidad y que ya de mayor me ha sido imposible encontrar en Sevilla. Para mi, pasear por ese palacio, impregnado del aroma de las 27 plantas y especias que contiene el elixir, fue como sumergirme en episodios navideños de mi infancia. Todo un deleite para mi alma que despertó a entrañables recuerdos. Al final de la visita al palacio, la exposición itinerante titulada:
“1988 - 2008 El Palacio Benedictino: 20 años de patrocinio cultural en Arte Moderno”, centrada en Dalí y sus 120 grabados surrealistas sobre “La divina comedia“ y “Tristan e Isolda”. Antes de salir, una degustación gratuita y un devenir por la tienda para llevarme puesta la botella de Benedictine, que actualmente está en la mesa de mi salón -como si fuera una pieza de museo vamos- y cada vez que entro allí me da un buen rollo... Verdaderamente, la mente humana es insondable.
Tras la visita al monasterio, un Ferry LD Lines de 7 plantas nos estaba esperando en Le Havre para cruzar a England, donde después de muchas fatiguitas -el mar estaba insoportablemente agitado- llegamos a Portsmouth con 10 grados y lluvia -qué frío!!!-. Una vez en tierra, a acostumbrarnos a conducir por la izquierda con un coche que tiene el volante a la izquierda -claro, nuestro Opel es español- de noche y con mal tiempo... Pero en el hotel nos esperaban unas camitas limpias y estábamos realmente cansados, así que con ayuda del GPS, lo conseguimos.
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From Le Havre to Portmouth
Bilbao, San Sebastian, Poitiers, Granville, Mont-St-Michel, St-Malo, Honfleur... Etretap and Fecamp before taking the ship in Le Havre to come to England, concretly to Portmouth's port. And one week ahead to visit: Bristol, Bath, Stonehenge, Brighton, Winchester and Cardiff (Wales). The same desires and illusion for continuing stamping on museums, exhibitions, monuments, shops ... We´re exactly in the meridian of our trip. The ship left at the 20.00 hrs., so the rest of the day was destined to visit Etretat, in the Côte d'Albatre (coast of alabaster) that takes this name as cliff cretaceous (of the third period of the age mesozoica or of the reptiles and dinosaurs - period that began 225 million years ago. It´s between the primary age and the tertiary one. In Etretat, Falaise d'Aval has this form of elephant that sinks his horn in the milky waters - the city is placed between Le Havre and Le Tréport - and is a whole tourist attraction.
Fécamp is the most important city of this route, specially due to the Benedictine abbey that was long ago a center of peregrination for the trunk of tree that was containing Christ's blood and that, according to the popular legend, was thrown out of the sea by the tide in the VIIth century. Other one of its important monuments is the Benedictine Palace, the main reason of my peregrination that dragged husband and daughter, two both. The reason was more sentimental than another thing so there, in this Neogothic-Renaissance building, his owner Alexandre Le Grand, commercialized the recipe of the monks for the most famous liquor of herbs, Benedictine. The same liquor that my grandmother was buying every Christmas and that it has actually been impossible to find in Seville. For me, to walk along this palace impregnated with the 27 plants and spices aromas that contains the elixir, was equal to submerging in Christmas episodes of my infancy. The whole delight for my soul that woke up to intimate recollections.
At the end of the visit to the palace, the itinerant exhibition of this summer titled:
“1988 - 2008 The Benedictine Palace: 20 years of cultural sponsorship in Modern Art”, centred on Dalí and his 120 surrealistic engravings on “The divine comedy” and “Tristan and Isolda”. Before going out, a free degustation and one develop around the shop to buy one Benedictine's bottle, which nowadays is in the table of my lounge - as if it was a piece of museum - and whenever I enter there it gives me really good vibrations... How bottomless human mind is.
For further information about the palace: http: // www.benedictine.fr/homepage.html
In Le Havre - I recommend you the lounge tea-restaurant, with beautiful looks at the sea, “Le Mira Mar” at the 29th Guillemard street. We went there before taking a 7th floors Ferry LD Lines to cross onto England, where after many sickness -the sea was unbearably rough- we arrived to Portsmouth -10 degrees and rain, what cold!!!- Once in land, we had to get used to leading for the left side with a car that has the steering wheel to the left side - our Opel is Spanish, of course! - by night and the badly time... But in the hotel they were waiting for a few clean beds and we were really tired, so with help of the GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM), we obtain it.
In Le Havre - I recommend you the lounge tea-restaurant, with beautiful looks at the sea, “Le Mira Mar” at the 29th Guillemard street. We went there before taking a 7th floors Ferry LD Lines to cross onto England, where after many sickness -the sea was unbearably rough- we arrived to Portsmouth -10 degrees and rain, what cold!!!- Once in land, we had to get used to leading for the left side with a car that has the steering wheel to the left side - our Opel is Spanish, of course! - by night and the badly time... But in the hotel they were waiting for a few clean beds and we were really tired, so with help of the GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM), we obtain it.
8 comentarios :
Hi there!! A fantastic post, I love seeing your stunning pictures and your commentary on these wonderful places!
Dear sharon rose,
You´re really nice. I enjoy to share my travels + I´m glad you like it!
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Wow, lovely. Sounds like you had a fab time!
xx
Hi style du monde,
I really did!!! Specially because I love travelling...
Kss
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Brighton te va a encantar!! y todas las tiendas son geniales... aún no he olvidado los escaparates tan llenos de color de esa
pequeña gran ciudad
Fantastic castle and even more fantastic looks!!!
love your blog!
a kiss!!
Hi Atelier,
Ya estuve en Brighton en julio!!! Es que estoy contando mi viaje por etapas, jajajaj
Ya estoy de vuelta y trabajando de nuevo.
Bss
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Dear Kira,
Thanks for your comment
kss
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