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Brittany 2

More photos from Brittany.

The village of Elorn with the oldest inhabited bridge in Europe, mostly shops.

I saw these discs around the city which sort of looked like lace cutouts. It wasn’t until I looked at the photo that I saw the face.

A church, one of dozens, with what is called a Calvary outside with elaborate building mostly outside in Guimiliau.

Two hundred carved figures of the life of Christ. The priest could climb to the top to tell stories of them.

The Last Supper.

Another lighthouse on the pink granite coast.

This was a galette, a crepe made of buckwheat flour. This had scallops and a leek pureé and was very good.

A Bit of Bad Weather

It’s always risky to tracel in October or November but we took a chance.

We went to a village called Digby, known for its scallops. It was raining a bit when we arrived and I got a bit of a rainbow out of our hotel window as the sun set. The next morning the temperature dropped and there was snow! Not a whole lot but still…and lots of cold wind too.

Saw this after the rain stopped.

We made a trip to look at a nearby lighthouse which wasn’t very beautiful. We were staggering around in the high wind and were only there about five minutes. I read that the original lighthouse was a bonfire and someone would fire a rifle to warn ships they were close to land.

A look at the rugged coast there before I ran back to the car.

There were some beautiful trees with autumn leaves. I took this photo from our car.

Peggy’s Cove

One day we took a bus to the photogenic stop of Peggy’s Cove with a population of 45 and lost in time except for some art galleries.

It has a good looking lighthouse on rocks left scaped flat by retreating glaciers.

A closeup.

There is a picturesque little harbour.

I liked this sculpture of a fisherman holding his catch.

This is part of a wall sculpture done by a local artist now dead.

A lovely church too.

 

Formentera

There is a smaller island thirty minutes by ferry from Ibiza called Fomentera. It’s rather rustic and said to be how Ibiza was fifty years ago. Ibiza is, in fact, starting to become very wealthy and on its way to becoming a Saint Tropez.

A view of a small beach as we walked to it.

Look at that water.

Another lighthouse. It was at the very end of the island, very isolated.

A lookout tower, used as protection by the inhabitants when those pesky pirates arrived. There were also some palaeolithic ruins nearby.

The churches were also used as protection-no windows to break and climb through.

And yet another lighthouse. Note the desert vegetation. Some areas have pine tree forests, but most are desert.

Exploring the Island

We drove around the island of Ibiza and saw some gorgeous scenery.

We chanced upon a neat little restaurant while driving called Giri. It had an incredible garden with seating everywhere.

I always stop for lighthouses.

A small beach.

Look at that view!

I liked this sculpture against the ocean and horizon.

Local church. Most have no windows as they were used as forts for protection from the many pirate invasions.

Another view.

 

Food and Flowers

I’ve done a lot of eating-and drinking-this week. I could post photos of just what I ate and have a full post but I decided to add a little variety.


I didn’t eat this. Maurice did. Many Americans are grossed out when a fish arrives with the head and tail but you just remove them and then cut out the filet and it’s very good and moist. I had fish at this meal too but mine was already filleted.


A pretty flower I saw at a house where we had lunch. It’s a clematine, clematis, something like that. Very exotic looking.


This being Spring in France, I am always on the outlook for wisteria and finding it. This was a huge vine and smelled especially wonderful.


An old lighthouse taken with my IPhone and, using Instagram, changed a bit in color with filters. I love lighthouses.


The best sunset I’ve seen since we’ve been here. Most don’t seem very dramatic. I guess I’ve been spoiled by those in Arizona, but, I’ll take what I can get.