A Day Trip to Quimper - July 8, 2013

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July 8th 2013

Published: July 29th 2013

Our original plan had been to sail across the Bay of Biscay and arrive southeast of where we are currently located. Unfortunately we had spent so much time waiting for good weather in Spain that we decided we needed to move along if we were ever going to make it to Holland this season. We decided if we could not sail to these areas we would grab a bus and do some overland traveling. Our first trip... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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The Cathedral

The classic gothic details of the Cathedral of St-Corentin.

Intricate Entrance

St-Corentin Cathedral doorway is quite intricate and follows the pointed arches that are found inside this very Gothic style building.

Flying Buttress

One of the distinctive features of the Gothic architecture is the use of flying buttresses to support the main walls & roof.

Spire Details

The Gothic spire is much more ornate that those of the Romanesque older churches.

Details of the Garden Wall

We had a beautiful day while exploring Quimper.

High, Open Archways

As soon as you walk in you are struck by the high vaulted ceiling and the light coming in to the Cathedral.

Larger Windows

The amount of light is increased by the larger and more numerous colored windows.

View Looking Up in the Cathedral

Pointed Arches

You can see that the arches over the windows are pointed in the Gothic architecture of the Cathedral.

The Play of Light

The day lent itself to seeing this play of light coming through the windows of the Cathedral.

High Vaulted Ceilings

The Gothic Cathedral has the classic high vaulted ceilings that open up the area to let in more light.

Another Spiral Staircase

Walking around in this historic buildings we are getting good at walking in circles up and down circular stairs!

View at the Top

The ceiling at the top of the circular staircase was quite impressive.

Englise N.D. de Locmaria

This classic Romanesque Church was started in 1022 but has seen modifications into the 12th century.

Classic Romanesque

The barreled roof and smaller windows with little or no colored glass are typical of Romanesque.

Portal Has the Focus of Design

Romanesque portals typically have the multiple arches with carved designs like this one.

The Abbey

The abbey next to the Chapel was dedicated to St. Mary and built in the 12th century.

One of the More "Modern" Buildings

The Max Jacob Theatre is quite new as it was built in 1904 and used as a theatre, meeting room and hall. It is still in use today.

A Few Carved Details

Some of the buildings had quite detailed carvings such as these on their columns.

Great Reflections

The water in the river was so still that it allowed for beautiful reflections.

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