Rouen

As we left Vernon we followed the course of La Seine towards Rouen. Once there it's easy to wander around the narrow streets and admire the quaint old buildings, but there is a grim reminder of the history of the last century on some of the walls as they are pock-marked from artillery fire.
Inside the impressive cathedral there are photographs not only detailing the damage from the war, but from a tornado that created it's own havoc on Boxing Day 1999.
While in Rouen we visited an Impressionist exhibition at the museum which was a bit of a shuffle at times due to it's popularity, but well worth a feast of the eyes (and for some of the other exhibits within the building) - Monet, Carot, Boudin to name a few.
The main bridge across the river is currently closed to traffic as part of the Impressionist season: A huge wooden structure - basically some planks, some of which are painted bright orange, adorn the bridge apparently in honour of Madame Monet (so its called Camille) – we're sure she'd have appreciated it but wonder if Claude would've too?
As for the tent, it's taking a rest in the top box due to some 'technical' issues, that's waterproofing irregularities in other words...