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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2011 3:43:09 GMT
After our bout of "summer in September," the weather is now back to normal, so I was happy to go to Deauville for the day, knowing it would be completely empty and I would have it to myself. As crowded as it can be on the weekend, there is nobody there during the week. On top of that, there was a gale blowing, and the sand was flying.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2011 4:43:11 GMT
The "cabins" along the boardwalk are extremely famous and can be rented daily, weekly, monthly or for the entire season. A basic one goes for 10€ a day or 115€ for a month. Deauville is the most American-obsessed of the resort cities of Normandy and holds an American film festival every September.
The various bars and restaurants were not doing much business today. The convention center was having no summit today either. No waiting for the miniature golf. The pony club was sans pony.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 7, 2011 4:54:00 GMT
Cold, windy, a little bleak, and completely beautiful.
It's great the way you caught the sand levitating, and that shot of the beach (right after the Normandy flag) is stupendous, as is the couple walking into the wind.
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Post by hwinpp on Oct 7, 2011 7:03:42 GMT
Funny, I've always been to Deauville outside summer.
And I've played at the casino at Le Normand, and won a modest ammount. But I always stayed in Trouville.
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Post by nycgirl on Oct 7, 2011 7:27:48 GMT
Lovely photos. I also like the shot of the shot of the couple strolling against the wind, very poetic. I also like the wet, rippling sand in #7, as well as all the shots of the tempestuous waves.
The cabin names made me chuckle. I certainly never expected to see Zac Ephron's name on a gate in France, and among such illustrious company.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2011 17:51:33 GMT
So, does anybody live in Deauville? Not whole hell of a lot of people considering the fame of the city. The high point of the population was in 1946 (pop. 5683). More recently, in 1999, the population was 4364 and in 2006 (most recent census) 3973. I checked to see if it had been bombed during the war, but apparently not. The German army occupied it. They evacuated the children and the elderly. Tank traps were everywhere, blocking all the roads, and the big hotels and the casino were painted with camouflage paint. I would have loved to find photos of that, but I did not manage to dig up any. Anyway, Deauville looks much bigger than its population figures, because there is room to house lots of people. But they are only here a month or two a year.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 7, 2011 18:35:38 GMT
Excellent images Kerouac, I particularly like the windswept beach and the angry waves...splendid. Lovely thread.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2011 18:57:46 GMT
Many parttime residents of Deauville want to be next to their yacht. Me too. I like it when I can back up my yacht to my back door. Except when it is too big, of course.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2011 20:00:48 GMT
Not everybody can maintain a secondary residence in Deauville, so there are a few hotels in town to cater to their needs. I did not go to the casino this time. I don't like the place -- much too snooty. They let people like me in during the day, but there is a very strict dress code in the evenings, where they look at things like jackets and ties and the quality of your shoes. However, I went over to Trouville the same day to the Trouville Barrière casino, which has no dress code ever (other than 'shoes, shirts' type stuff). I won 175€ in 15 minutes on the 0.20€ slot machines, so I immediately cashed in and left. Paid for my car rental, petrol, tolls and other expenses.
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Post by fumobici on Oct 7, 2011 21:45:47 GMT
This is excellent, I feel like I've had a relaxing daytrip to the French shore just enjoying these. Thank you.
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Post by frenchmystiquetour on Oct 8, 2011 0:52:30 GMT
Wow, you managed to make one of the trendiest resort towns in Normandy look like one of my spooky deserted villages. Actually, I was surprised that the year round resident population isn't much larger than some of the towns I bike through. Can you choose which star's booth you get or do they just assign you one?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2011 5:35:08 GMT
I have no idea, but I'm sure that some people make specific requests. After all, most of them would probably wonder "who the hell is Ida Lupino?"
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2011 10:34:55 GMT
For people who cannot afford the accommodations proposed by the Barrière empire, the chain hotels have made an effort to give themselves the Deauville touch. Unfortunately this carries over into their room rates. Here is the ubiquitous Ibis... ... and the inevitable Mercure. Like all of the towns of Normandy, Deauville flies the flags of the Allies. The also fly the flags of the nations and towns twinned with Deauville... .... and there is a bit of information regarding the towns twinned with Deauville. Deauville is of course a horse racing town, with the racetrack in the center of town. I did not want to take pictures of an empty racetrack, though. I had seen enough emptiness. However, on the beach, a horse in training suddenly appeared out of nowhere. I found the location of "nowhere" in the parking lot. It was about time to leave. People have been coming here for a long time, though. I only took the train to Deauville twice in my life. There are only a couple of direct trains from Paris. Does anybody remember my report about Dalat, Vietnam and the train station there? Before leaving, I looked at the Robert Capa exhibition which was still up even though the end date of September 30th had passed. Strange, he died in Vietnam just a couple of years after taking these photos. Stepped on a landmine during the Franco-Vietnamese war. I got back on the autoroute to Paris. Even the service stations seemed to have more residents than Deauville, albeit not all that many.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2011 10:41:47 GMT
It should be mentioned that a single film from 1966 was sufficient to engrave Deauville in the hearts of the French forever. And it remains the first thing that comes to mind whenever anybody mentions Deauville.
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Post by bpollet on Oct 10, 2011 13:27:00 GMT
Nice Pictures Kerouac!
I often go on October or November in Deauville to ride my 470 sailboat in Trouville.
It's always the same, nobody in the street, nobody on the beach and nobody on the sea... that's amazing!
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 11, 2011 12:37:31 GMT
Reminds me of Le Touquet.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2011 12:53:34 GMT
Yes, it's quite similar and just as rich.
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Post by mickthecactus on Oct 11, 2011 13:16:24 GMT
That's why I went there.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 3:32:03 GMT
Today would be a good day to go to Deauville, but I have an electrician coming to look at my wiring.
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Post by tod2 on Oct 11, 2013 7:32:12 GMT
Please make another day soon.....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 18:32:38 GMT
As much as I'd like to hop over to Deauville, my next coastal excursion will be in Brittany a month from now.
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Post by htmb on Oct 11, 2013 19:06:20 GMT
I have fond memories of Brittany; most of it, anyway. There are times when I think about returning to Pont-Aven. I will look forward to seeing your Brittany report.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2013 19:25:09 GMT
So very empty but charming . I really like the way the buildings are designed. So many in France like that, quite beautiful.
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Post by kerouac2 on Aug 16, 2018 19:25:37 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Aug 16, 2018 19:31:38 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Aug 16, 2018 19:36:41 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 17, 2018 4:37:13 GMT
That 4th picture down in #23 is just wonderful. Very pretty town of course. Looking back through the thread, I'm amazed at how green everything was back in early October of 2011. The main difference in terms of nature in these current pictures is more flowers and a less angry sea.
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Post by kerouac2 on Aug 17, 2018 4:54:02 GMT
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Post by whatagain on Aug 17, 2018 9:05:06 GMT
I slept in the barrière casino years ago. The seminar was so boring I ended up visiting the town that was quite empty.
Nice pics - I brought me back there.
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Post by bixaorellana on Aug 17, 2018 15:30:30 GMT
I love the Mutt & Jeff houses in the last picture!
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