We then made our way to Rouen situated on the Seine. Rouen is lovely ancient city with beautiful gothic buildings and ½ timbered houses. Claude Monet has famously painted the facade of the Cathedral many times. Richard the Lionheart’s heart is in the cathedral. There is a Benedictine Abbey and a couple of other beautiful churches, one that is known for it’s beautifully carved doors from the 16th century. There’s a fabulous clock. Joan of Arc was sentenced to death in the cemetery of the Abbey and burnt at the stake in Rouen in 1431. There is a modern church, monument to commemorate her death and it is shaped like a flame. There is a terrific museum that tells her whole story.