We headed to a little village near Vernon today on the way to see Monet’s Garden tomorrow. We broke the journey at Abbeville, a beautiful old medieval town. We found the Jardin d’Emonville which is the grounds of an old priory house famous for its rare and exotic trees. It has been turned into a public library and gardens and has a small pond on one side and a larger one downhill on the other. Em had a great time playing under the trees and watching the ducklings on the lake. We wandered into the centre of town and found a large plaza with two water fountains which make patterned displays. Then we walked to the 17th century Cathedral of St Vulfran which is a really great example of gothic architecture. It was heavily damaged during
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