Moulin Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 If anyone has a day free, I would thoroughly recommend a visit to the Bayeux Tapestry. A word of caution though, don't make the same mistake I did the first time I visited and select the wrong language on the commentary tape - it is not so much fun in Japanese! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I agree.We went to see it 1 1/2 weeks ago and it was amazing. I guess picking the right language helps... [:D]We wandered back to the beginning at the end of the tape to see it in more detail.Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibault Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I saw it several years ago and was particularly impressed with it and the presentation of it. I seem to remember that it was probably made by English embroiderers rather than French/Norman ones. Unfortunately, I also saw the "modern" tapestry made to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Norman Conquest [+o(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 If I went to Bayeux again and I only had, say, an afternoon, I'd personally give the tapestry (which is not a tapestry, strictly speaking) a miss and spend it in the cathedral. If there was a concert on in the cathedral at the same time, then it really would be no contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 and how the UK has its own copy :http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/BayeuxInfo.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Years ago on some anniversary there was a reproduction of the Bayeux Tapestry made in oak and displayed in Winchester somewhere. Anybody any idea what happened to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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