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Cherbourg: And sculptor Armand Le Véel, whose works include the city's statue to Napoleon.

Cherbourg: Final stop of the day, back down into town and the Musée Thomas Henry

Shorts: Fort du Roule

https://youtube.com/shorts/xgqnon-NuEM?is=Tnx6dokFzIAbCYG_

Cherbourg: Up on the fortifications of Fort du Roule, and the view over the city

Cherbourg: Inside Musée de la Libération au Fort du Roule [Liberation Museum] 3/3

Cherbourg: Inside Musée de la Libération au Fort du Roule [Liberation Museum] 2/3

Cherbourg: thankfully the museum is open today - posting problems on Mastadon mean I don't appear to be able to post images here at present, so instead please see this version on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/DfKbISBDZ_e/?vrfl=bXd3ejZ4d2cwZ3g2

Cherbourg: Time for a second attempt on the Musée de la Libération au Fort du Roule [Liberation Museum], I've checked the website and it says they're open today...

Cherbourg: Cité de la Mer and the Oceans of the future 3/3

Cherbourg: Cité de la Mer and the Oceans of the future 2/3

Cherbourg: Cité de la Mer, Titanic returns to Cherbourg exhibit, timeline running throughout the exhibit, initial voyage sped up massively then moment of impact at real speed before sinking condensed into about 10 minutes. 3/3

Cherbourg: Cité de la Mer, Titanic returns to Cherbourg exhibit 2/3

Cherbourg: Cité de la Mer, Le Redoutable. Inside the submarine, in the operations control area 3/3

Cherbourg: Cité de la Mer, Le Redoutable. Inside the submarine, including the replaced section where the nuclear generator once sat 2/3

Cherbourg: Cité de la Mer, Le Redoutable. When I visited on the cruise last year it was very busy and everyone was rushed through the Submarine, much slower explore today (and yes I'm aware I was part of the problem last time!) 1/3

Shorts: Dusk over Cherbourg

https://youtube.com/shorts/3ajXroICOvM?is=B09NxMwHL7gANGM6

Cherbourg: Downtown Cherbourg seen from the Fort du Roule, including the Basilique Sainte-Trinité de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin; Église Notre-Dame du Vœu; and the Place Général de Gaulle

Cherbourg: The outer breakwater seen from the Fort du Roule with the imaginatively named Fort de l'Ouest; Fort Central; and Fort de l'Est

Cherbourg: Though I probably should have checked the website first!

Cherbourg: Batterie Du Roule - fortifications dug into the hillside by the Nazis as part of the Atlantic Wall

Cherbourg: The other big church in town the Église Notre-Dame du Vœu 2/2

Cherbourg: The other big church in town the Église Notre-Dame du Vœu 1/2

Cherbourg: Place du Général de Gaulle, and it's clear that breakfast onboard the Iona has finished as the city centre is now bustling

Cherbourg: Just wandering around town when I stumbled upon the Parc Emmanuel Liais 1/2

Cherbourg: Place Napoléon et Basilique Sainte-Trinité de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Cherbourg: we docked over an hour ago and I'm finally through landslide. Now got to walk about about 400m in the wrong direction to leave the port before I can head into town!, ferry companies really really hate foot passengers!

Cherbourg: Reversing into stand a little late because something else is in port this morning

Cherbourg: Dawn arrival into port 2/2

Cherbourg: Dawn arrival into port 1/2

Portsmouth: Quick cabin tour before bed (alarm call at 05:30 UTC), including a very large balcony (or deck as it might otherwise be called...