Belle Ile 1

Belle Ile

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September 10th 2010
We left our house for an overnight on Belle Ile, a little island to the south of us which we knew of as a place where Australian impressionist John Russell painted with Monet, Gauguin and Matisse. The two hour morning ferry ride through the Gulf was very pretty, lots of beautiful houses and yachts. We arrived in Le Palais and found a hotel (see pic 2) then decided to rent a moped so we could see m ... read more

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