{"id":30404,"date":"2022-09-26T03:59:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T17:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=30404"},"modified":"2023-01-21T12:25:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T01:25:18","slug":"douai-france-%f0%9f%87%ab%f0%9f%87%b7-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=30404","title":{"rendered":"Douai, France \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 23-24th September 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 120 kms from Hautmont to Douai  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited:  Le Cateau-Cambr\u00e9sis and Douai   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Douai Aire, free, N50.36480, E03.08520<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 122 days @ \u20ac100 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The paid aire on the marina in Hautmont has a lovely aspect and all the facilities, however it was full when we arrived yesterday afternoon so we spent the night in the carpark a short distance away. Not as salubrious but it was free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is nothing else to keep us in Hautmont, so we set the GPS for Le Cateau-Cambr\u00e9sis and get going straight after breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday is shopping day and it appears to be a good day to get the tractor out with a big trailer full of something smelly and drive into town. The first 20 kms of our drive to Le Cateau-Cambr\u00e9sis is all tractors and trucks with the odd 2CV thrown in for good measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we find the N932 (an old Roman road) it\u2019s an easy run on for the last 30 kms. We find a motorhome size car-park, lock the Hymer and walk off in search of the Matisse Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Museum is housed in the Fen\u00e9lon Palais on the main street of Le Cateau-Cambr\u00e9sis. Henri Matisse was born here and worked here for several years before turning to painting professionally. The museum and his works were his gift to the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We pay our \u20ac6 pp (no seniors) and go in for a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Henri does a selphie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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