Cherbourg is a port town in the Cotentin Peninsula on the
English Channel. Cherbourg was the
departure port for many immigrants to North America and was the last port of
call the Titanic visited.
We stopped and had lunch at a little spot overlooking the
marina with sailboats and fishing boats moored side by side. Peter had a simple lunch of a “croque
monsieur” a grilled cheese sandwich with ham and a 1664 beer for 8 Euro and I
had a seafood platter for 14 Euro. My platter
was teaming with fresh caught goodness from the sea. It included half a crab, several large
prawns, a bowl little gray shrimps, oysters on the half-shell, and 2 types of
snails. I really enjoyed the oysters,
the crab and the prawns. I ate a few of
the sea snails, but I really didn’t fancy the little snails or the little gray
shrimps. I found the little gray shrimps
gritty and the little snails I couldn’t find anything in them. Overall the oysters were my favorite on the
platter. They were served plain without
any dressing except for the natural sea water in with the oysters.
After lunch, we went to La Cite de la Mer, which is the
actual passenger port in the area for ferries to Britain and Ireland and the
islands of Guersey and Jersey; and is the port for cruise ships. It also
includes a museum, including the decommissioned nuclear submarine “La
Redoubtable”, a small aquarium with a shark petting tank and an exhibit
commemorating the Titanic, including a mockup of cabins in the various classes. I passed on petting the sharks in case you
are wondering…
Bonne nuit!!!
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