June 13. In the morning we hopped a train to Rouen for the weekend. Rouen is in Normandie and is a tourist draw for its old buildings. Melodie used to live here so she took me around to the sights. Joan of Arc Tower, Notre Dame Cathedral (famously painted by Monet), Saint-Ouen Abbey church, Great Clock (one of the oldest in Europe) & Aitre Saint-Maclou (a high light of the great plague).

Unfortunately we didn`t have time for the many museums and the streets were packed with tourists so I didn`t feel like taking to many pictures of the old buildings. After our exploration and my guided tour we went to a birthday party a few miles out of town. I spent the night and early morning sipping wine and using a mixture of English, French and body language.