Somehow we'd been led to believe that the Bayeux Tapestry is indeed a tapestry. It's not. It's an enormous, historically significant, piece of embroidery. See it by all means and, unlike Andrew, remember that you can press pause on your audioguide and thereby not be raced around by the flocks of sheeple.The Alabaster Cliffs are something altogether different. A walk along these beauties (take a hat and/or umbrella, as there's absolutely no cover for miles) affords spectacular views of the cliffs and various eyecatching rock formations that have broken away - or that soon will - from the cliffs over the years.
Etretat is at the business end of the cliffs and its business is tourists. The best thing about Etretat for us was the view from the beach towards sundown: very beautiful, and much quieter than daytime when (rocky) beachgoers throng about. No point trying to describe this though; the pictures can speak for themselves.
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