Paris is empty. It’s only tourists flowing through it’s streets at the moment. Most of the good restaurants have gone on vacation, same for the boulangeries, florists, and cafes. The few residents left commiserate together as they queue up for bread at the only bakery still open on our street…

So today, we do as the Parisians do, we’re heading out of Paris, up north to discover Normandy and Brittany with Michelle’s brother Daniel and his family who have been visiting over the last few days. We’ve got a hectic itinerary, Rouen, Honfleur, Granville, Mont St Michel, St Malo, Dinan and Rennes – sprinkled with tourist drives, hill walks, bird sanctuary tours, cathedrals and castles. 6 in a mini-bus. It’s going to be fun!