Rouen is the second largest city in Haute Normandie (Upper Normandy) after le Havre. It has a relaxed and charming feel. As you stroll through the small, winding streets smelling croissants and chocolate, you might think that this is the ideal French city. Surrounded by these beautiful buildings, known to Anglo-Saxons as "Tudor" style, in France, or at least in Normandie, they are called "la maison normande."
I spent an afternoon taking hundreds of photos of these houses. I probably have the same shot of the same house twenty times, but I could not get enough of them. The different colors used, the leaning buildings, the tiny alleys... so quaint!
I asked Eloïse if the colors signified anything special, i.e. did the butcher live in a red house, did the boulanger live in a brown, etc. She said no, but you did have to have permission to change your house colors. I guess even in France they have covenant codes. Enjoy the walk through the streets of Rouen!
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