Falaise was the birthplace of William The Conqueror, so this area is important to Lindsay’s research and teachings. Willie’s castle was all but obliterated in 1944 and has been rebuilt despite much public conjecture. I have to say that although it was interesting to be standing where the great had been before, the extensive use of steel and glass in the rebuild removes any originality and it is hard to “feel” the history. We also visited the fascinating Museum of ‘Automates’ – toys and models with moving parts, dating back to 1850. There were complete displays which were designed for the shop windows of Galerie La Fayette in Paris every Christmas in the 1950’s. We loved the town of Falaise and its surrounds and could easily revisit this area.
 W.T.C. |  W.T.C.’s tower |  A view of Falaise from the top of W.T.C.’s tower |
 Thoroughly modern Normans |  Street view, Falaise |  Museum of Automates - 1936 - A true life story from the archives of the Tour de France when a local drunk moved a sign causing the cyclists to run into a group of pigs |
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