Holidays 2012
Jacqui and Tom's last day so we drove to Dartmouth in two cars before they continued after lunch, to London. The sun made SUCH a difference to everything and it reached 19Deg C as well. Just a few pics--we ate crab sandwiches at the plaque commemorating where
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This thatched cottage-Rosecote 2-has two rooms downstairs--kitchen and lounge and two bedrooms upstairs--one with ensuite and one separate bathroom and toilet. It is very 'cosy' and comfortable for two couples. The downstairs is shown below. The cottage is rentable to recommended people only, when
Holidays 2012
What a difference the sunshine makes. A huge contrast to yesterday. We drove through narrow lanes to Bigbury-on-sea and walked through a herd of sheep (gathered under a Union Jack) , then some charming countryside and exquisite villages (reminiscent of Brittany) and some vertical rock strata. At the end
Holidays 2012
If you have felt at all envious of us--no need for that today! The longest day of the year and only 11 Deg C and continuous rain--a truly miserable wet English day! The first pics are of our cottage group in the heart of Hope Cove, plus some
Holidays 2012
We picked up a Ford fiesta from Avis at Plymouth and drove to our thatched cottage in Hope Cove--a square of very very old fishing cottages now converted to holiday homes. Some relatives on my mother's side own two of them. We had our picnic lunch on
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Christiane very kindly drove us through Quimper to Roscoff. We arrived at Quimper just as everything was closing for lunch-even the cathedral--so we did not see much except the streets--which are very attractive--with displays of their famous pottery or 'faience'. We expected Roscoff to
Holidays 2012
Tomorrow night we leave France from Roscoff by ferry for Plymouth. There are today's pictures below, plus Quimper tomorrow and the ferry, but I do not know where I can next log on as there is no link in Hope Cove (unless things have changed there), but it
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Today we made the 2 hour journey from Arzon in Bretagne to Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, picniccing on the way at a popular service station with barbeque tables. It is hard to briefly summarise the structures--all very, very impressive. It was never captured by the English or anyone
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Extracting salt from sea water, to a chemist, sounds like a very pedestrian matter--but here at Guerande they have an age-old process with several stages, taking all year to extract salt from the clay pens and then making a very successful business of the marketing. and once again,
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Christiane's sister lives here and we were fortunate to be able to stay there one night. La Rochelle is a popular sailing resort, with a medieval town centre and some very nice shops. Helene and Christiane.... Mary touching Atlantic Ocean for first time this trip! In the baker&
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I had no idea that there existed, in a place as close to Britain, a site like Stonehenge, but vastly larger in size, with endlessly more stones, of similar age. It is called Carnac and much of the history is in a language similar to Celtic and Cornish. Vannes is
Holidays 2012
Sorry for lack of commentary and poor picture separation--a combination of lack of time and still struggling with adding pictures properly--they won't go where I want them! The TGV train journey was excellent and made me aware once more of how pathetic our rail system in