A lazy day in Falaise

 

Sunday 29th June 2025

I like this town, it has lots of history and interesting buildings so I decided we'd stay for another night.

So some more exploring was done, we walked to the old historic village laundry which has recently been refurbished to how it was, with a few 21st Centuary tourist additions such as landscaping and planting.

It's main use now seems to be a cooling dip venue for the local dogs
who enjoy going in for a splash around

They've clearly spent a lot of money doing this but annoyingly much of the planting has been done with vine weed obviously growing in the pot alongside the plant they wanted.

Now in the soil the vine weed is growing rampant and will soon take over the whole beds I'm sure.

I pulled some strands out, but I know from experience how difficult it is to get rid of, in fact almost impossible once it's got established.

The statue in the square opposite the Marie is local boy William the Conqurer on his steed ready to battle the British.

Falaise town square

This is the translation of the inscription on the historic twin towered fountain I photographed below yesterday

I didn't expect to see one of these wandering around Falaise

Tomorrow Louis has an appointment at the vets near Rouen for his worming treatment and this time a rabies vaccine, to keep his protection up to date.

We'll look for a campsite near Rouen and then head towards Dieppe on Tuesday for the ferry the following day