Blogs from Brittany , France, Europe - page 10

So, what have we been up to? Well the weather has been very up & down, mainly down! It has been mainly chilly, raining & the odd ray of sunshine; however we've been out & about on the bikes quite a bit. We went into Fouesnant one day for shopping. Another day we cycled all the way across the coastal path to the other side of the peninsular where there were virtually deserted beaches. On Friday we took the little multi coloured ferry to Concarneau for the day & had a lovely day out. It hasn't changed an awful lot since we used to take the children 25ish years ago; we walked around the morning market stalls & bought some lovely dried 'sausage' to bring home & after that we found a lovely restaurant where we ... read more

First stop, L'Eclerc which was open now of course. Tyre pressures checked, fill up with fuel & off on what was quite a long journey but pleasant enough. We thought that we would see lots of GB plated cars as we got closer to the coast but we only saw 5. Brittany used to be full of Brits when we used to take the children when they were young – it's now full of ..French. Bet you thought I was going to say Dutch – didn't see one. We have now travelled 6,995 miles or c.11,658km for those running metric... We arrived at the site which is pleasant enough but mainly statics – nice ones though & not a shanty town at all. We've booked in here for 13 nights so intend to do a fair ... read more

Made a quick jump over into Normandy to visit the Mont Saint-Michel. No doubt the most touristic destination in France, highly not recommend to visit during summer... if one could avoid! Just too many people! And now with the connection of a bridge, the romantic image of the floating Abbey on water had been shattered, also we arrive unfortunately on a no high tide day...no chance at all!!!! Beside strolled along the rampant underneath the magnificent Abbey viewing the surrounding scenery, one can patronized those under the name - La Mere Poulard, the commercial symbol in Mont Saint-Michel. and who is Mere Poulard? do your google please!! Still...I believe the 11th century Mont Saint-Michel is best admire from afar, I guess that was the impressed image of the grand and majesty Abbey in our mind that ... read more

The Pink Granite Coast is part of the 1700km coastal path starts from Vitre in Ille et Vilaine and ends near Vannes, they name it Le Sentier des Douaniers until 1932, it was where customs officials used to fight against incoming smugglers. And today it is the (Grandes Randonnees) GR34 hiking trail, it is well indicate with signs and very popular by hiker. Along the coastal path you will see many oyster cultivating sectors on the sea, one a week during summer time you can an find organised tour that can show you how the cultivation work. On the trial sometimes you find a good beach, sometimes you walk through tiny villages with beautiful stone houses, come across a windmill, and of course the pink granite rock formation. There are many exit and entry points, so ... read more

Although this coastal town in northern Brittany now becomes more popular for tourist yacht and boat cruise, but Paimpol one was the most important cod fishing industry from the 15th century to the 19th century. Being a fisherman was the main profession in the old day, they used to took more than 6 months trip up to the north sea in Iceland to fish before summer. but the dangerous sea journey always brought tragedy and took away a lot of lives. one could understand more from the novel "the Iceland Fishermen" by the famous writer Priere Loti. Every year in July the town will held the Icelandic festival memorize those unfortunate fishermen. began with a solemnly mass, then paraded with the holy madonna statue to the port side accompanied by the marching band, set sail with ... read more