Today was a pleasant ride through northern Normandy along the coast. Cherbourg was all but bombed flat during WWII so everything dates from the end of the Forties. Cherbourg is a city full of history but largely confined to books, not its architecture. So we opted for a tour of the countryside.

Lots of picturesque old French villages:

And churches:

And beaches:

And forts and lighthouses:

And farms:

And we came back to the ship with our guide telling us that we had a beautiful day for this time of year. So, today there were no "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" in sight.