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Caen castle, conveniently located right in the center of town, park your car underneath it, and there you are.
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Caen castle, in the lower right, you can just see the steps to the carpark
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Caen castle, originally, there would have been a stone support where the white structure is, holding up the end of the drawbridge. Now it's just a simple bridge.
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Caen castle, one very large bug. I forget what it's called, but it's not a mosquito.
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Caen castle, support for the gate. Push the brace into its niche, and the gate falls quickly.
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Caen castle, the gate - see the support at bottom right
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Caen castle, the foundations of the ducal great hall, all that's left of it.
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Caen castle, the keep, begun by Henry I. It's massive and impressive, but there's no access to the interior.
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Caen castle, what the keep looked like in the 13th century
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Caen castle, the St. George chapel