A Son of the Rock

We discovered that Honfleur was the birthplace of composer Erik Satie.

It was his 150^th anniversary so the house had been bedecked accordingly:-

Birthplace plaque:-

The local music school is named in his honour though I see from the lettering above the central windows that it was (once) a Nursery School:-

There’s almost an Art Deco feel to this building. Canopy, long windows beside it, “jazzy” iron work on the gates:-

Satie’s Gymnopédie No.1 is a lovely piece of music. I also like the animation which accompanies it here.

Erik Satie – Gymnopédie No.1