Benodet and l'Odet River cruise
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Benodet is a small town at the mouth of the river l'Odet. It seemed to me to be mostly a beach and sailing town, mostly touristy. The river cruise was nice. Someone said that the l'Odet is theЧитать далее
Benodet is a small town at the mouth of the river l'Odet. It seemed to me to be mostly a beach and sailing town, mostly touristy. The river cruise was nice. Someone said that the l'Odet is theЧитать далее
Another medieval town. Quimper Is the administrative center for Finisterre. I stayed in the old town, which is the interesting part. The first picture is a street in Quimper, followed by a bit of theЧитать далее
Locronan is well preserved medieval town not too far from Quimper. As you walk into town, the first thing you see is the old church of St. Ronan. That arch at the entry seems unusual. The buildingЧитать далее
We start with the iconic view of MSM, followed by a closer look. The stairs up into the Abbey proper, the steeple and the cloister. As MSM is such an extraordinary place, I'm stretching this out overЧитать далее
Continuing in the Abbey of Mont St. Michel, the first two pics are of the Abbey church. Then the meeting hall, one of the crypts. Last is the shell installed when the Abbey was used as a prison toЧитать далее
More of the Abbey: a preserved detail wall decoration, the hall where knights were received when visiting (with hanging tarps used in the ongoing renovation work), the chapel at the crypts and one ofЧитать далее
Over time a village grew up below the Abbey but still on the Rock. First is a view over part of the village. Then a street scene and a gate. Mont St. Michel is also a fortress that was neverЧитать далее
A memorial to the battle of Normandy, with a look at the years leading up to it and an exhibit of after 1945 photos. Very moving. I spent between 6&7 hours there. Very intense. Worth a trip inЧитать далее
A major city in Normandy and seat of the Duke of Normandy. The first pic is the Chateau de Caen, the castle built by William, Duke of Normandy, in 1060, so that, I think, he would have a good placeЧитать далее
A major gun emplacement between Omaha and Utah beaches on high ground. It could defend both beaches an so was a major concern for D-Day. The first pic is one of the gun emplacements. The second is theЧитать далее