Tall ships’ meeting in Normandy

 Hello Friends,

Every four years in Rouen, there is a tall ships meeting.

It last ten days and the next one should be in 2023.

Tall ships from all over the world are gathering in Rouen.

Our favorite is the Mexican one The Guatemoc. The sailors are standing and singing when passing in front of a village along the river Seine.People are gathering all along the river’s banks waiting for the ships to come it depends on the tides to sail because of the sailing under the bridges in order to have enough room for their masts.

The second ship is the Russian one “the Mir” a school ship.

We had the opportunity  to sail on it for a whole day, at the end of the meeting. We went down the river Seine to the sea and went under this bridge.

The second bridge is an opening bridge in Rouen to enable the ships to sail in the harbour.

We can visit the ships and there are big festivals of music at nights and big fireworks each day.

It made good souvenirs for all of us, but especially for my children. 

( the last pictures are from the net)

Yesterday, my first drive since September, I went to this village and took pictures of a typical Normand house.