The White Cliffs of Étretat

We normally think of The White Cliffs of Dover. This is the French side of the channel that has the white cliffs. On this side of the English Channel (and the French do not call it the English Channel, they call it La Manche). La Manche means "The Sleeve." Why would the French call it the English Channel? The English don't own it.

These are the White Cliffs of Étretat.

Étretat has also another claim to fame: Arsène Lupin. Right now, Netflix has a series on the updated Arsène Lupin. Maurice Leblanc, the author of Arsène Lupin, lived here, and is the French equivalent of Arthur Conan Doyle. Arsène Lupin is the French equivalent of Sherlock Holmes. The French must do everything a little differently than the English. For example, instead of the decimal point, the French use the decimal comma. Arsène Lupin is not the detective, like Sherlock Holmes. Arsène Lupin is the Gentleman-Thief: the criminal with a heart.

People come to Étretat to visit Maurice Leblanc's house, which has plenty of references to elements in Arsène Lupin's stories.

The White Cliffs of Étretat.

Little boys either trained on boat building or fishing.

Boat building.

Net mending.

Small church atop the cliff.

We climbed up the cliff to the church.