<div style="font-size: 90%"><span style="color:#7D0025">My cousin, Catherine, and her husband, Hervé, live in Valognes, on <b>Le Cotentin</b> peninsula. <a style="color:#009AA3" href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&om=0&msa=0&msid=106208759149718043635.000439a266bf8ee03f175&ll=49.617942,-1.704382&spn=0.343437,0.773163&z=10" target="blank"><i>See Map</i></a> They gave us a great tour of its rocky, windswept coastline and some of its history.</span> <center><a style="color:#336666" href="http://manormandie.googlepages.com" target="blank"><b>Visit <i>Ma Normandie</i> Website</b></a></center> <a href="http://manormandie.googlepages.com/manormandiegalleries-bassenormandie"><font style="color: #336666;" > <b>« <i>Ma Normandie</i> Galleries - <i>Basse Normandie</i></b></font></a></div> http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Catherine-and/189443371_TT92u-Ti-1.jpg http://snoupi.smugmug.com/gallery/3389658_XNBaE/ 2007-08-29T08:26:42Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. 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SmugMug <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Cherbourg 2004 - La Grande Rade - world's longest man-made breakwater</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189442990_Te496" title="Cherbourg 2004 - La Grande Rade - world's longest man-made breakwater"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Cherbourg-2004-La-Grande-Rade/189442990_Te496-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cherbourg 2004 - La Grande Rade - world's longest man-made breakwater" title="Cherbourg 2004 - La Grande Rade - world's longest man-made breakwater" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:54:09Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Cherbourg-2004-La-Grande-Rade/189442990_Te496-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Catherine and Judy</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189443371_TT92u" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Catherine and Judy"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Catherine-and/189443371_TT92u-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Catherine and Judy" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Catherine and Judy" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:53:58Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Catherine-and/189443371_TT92u-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Port Racine - reputedly the world's smallest port</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189442884_zBnRZ" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Port Racine - reputedly the world's smallest port"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Port-Racine/189442884_zBnRZ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Port Racine - reputedly the world's smallest port" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Port Racine - reputedly the world's smallest port" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:53:58Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Port-Racine/189442884_zBnRZ-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Pigeon House - few pigeon houses remain standing in France, as they were a symbol of Nobility, and were torn down during and after the French revoluti ...</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189442748_VK4rg" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Pigeon House - few pigeon houses remain standing in France, as they were a symbol of Nobility, and were torn down during and after the French revoluti ..."><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189442748_VK4rg-Th-3.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Pigeon House - few pigeon houses remain standing in France, as they were a symbol of Nobility, and were torn down during and after the French revoluti ..." title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Pigeon House - few pigeon houses remain standing in France, as they were a symbol of Nobility, and were torn down during and after the French revoluti ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:54:07Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189442748_VK4rg-Th-3.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Entrance</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189442422_Kq3yQ" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Entrance"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189442422_Kq3yQ-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Entrance" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Entrance" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:54:04Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189442422_Kq3yQ-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Bakery and Chapel</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189443600_D4zgC" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Bakery and Chapel"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189443600_D4zgC-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Bakery and Chapel" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Bakery and Chapel" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:54:11Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189443600_D4zgC-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Bakery - Brick Oven</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189443469_gYETY" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Bakery - Brick Oven"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189443469_gYETY-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Bakery - Brick Oven" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Bakery - Brick Oven" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:53:56Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189443469_gYETY-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Courtyard</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189442253_YJMLn" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Courtyard"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189442253_YJMLn-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Courtyard" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Courtyard" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:54:00Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189442253_YJMLn-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Heavy Stone Roof - to keep the roof on the house in le Cotentin's characteristic high winds</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189442633_WAgxm" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Heavy Stone Roof - to keep the roof on the house in le Cotentin's characteristic high winds"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189442633_WAgxm-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Heavy Stone Roof - to keep the roof on the house in le Cotentin's characteristic high winds" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Le Manoir du Tourp - Heavy Stone Roof - to keep the roof on the house in le Cotentin's characteristic high winds" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:53:52Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Le-Manse/189442633_WAgxm-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189443091_ZU3Hb" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Cape-de-la/189443091_ZU3Hb-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:54:06Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Cape-de-la/189443091_ZU3Hb-Th-2.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague - Judy</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189443182_UdSTv" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague - Judy"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Cape-de-la/189443182_UdSTv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague - Judy" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague - Judy" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:53:57Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Cape-de-la/189443182_UdSTv-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com">snoupi</a><br />Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague - le Phare de Goury</p><p><a href="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/3389658_XNBaE#189443283_iMFYu" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague - le Phare de Goury"><img src="http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Cape-de-la/189443283_iMFYu-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague - le Phare de Goury" title="Le Cotentin 2004 - Cape-de-la-Hague - le Phare de Goury" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-23T08:53:53Z snoupi http://snoupi.smugmug.com http://snoupi.smugmug.com/Ma-Normandie/Basse-Normandie/Le-Cotentin/Le-Cotentin-2004-Cape-de-la/189443283_iMFYu-Th-1.jpg