Bayeux take two and the Abbey

I wanted another shot at seeing the Cathedral at Bayeux, so Katie took me into town again to try our luck. We visited the Conservatoire de la Dentelle (Lace Conservatory) where there are lots of examples of lace and there are artisans working on producing lace by hand like they used. I bought a little piece to keep.They used to have loads of lace making ladies in this region of France. The ladies working asked that we not take photos, though.

Square in front of the Cathedral, next to the Conservatoire.

We poked around in a few antique shops nearby, and then gave the cathedral a try. Yet again, it was during service time, so I didn't really get a chance to see the interior. But the outside looks pretty spiffy!

The scaffolding is for restorations that they hope
to have at a reasonable point for the 70th anniversary
of the invasion of Normandie next year.

Sunday morning I went with Monsieur to mass at the Abbaye de Mondaye. I'd never actually been to a Catholic mass before, so the whole experience was rather interesting. It felt disrespectful to take photos so close to the service time with my enormous camera, so I don't have any to show. I've never seen so many priests in one spot in person before!