Guerlesquin's odd blue war memorial
CatherineReichardt Says: (work in progress)One aspect of the Breton landscape that I hadn't anticipated was the number and prominence of war memorials. But then before I visited, I didn't realise that Bretons suffered the highest casualty rate of any nation in the First World War (WWI), during which...
CatherineReichardt Says: (work in progress)I'm partial to a good gargoyle, and was happy to discover that the church of Saint-Ténénan has a couple of endearing offerings which draw on a big cat theme.The main picture is certainly a lion, which was a commonly used image in the medieval world, often...
Anywhere else, these would be Irish pubs!
CatherineReichardt Says: (work in progress)I know a thing or two about hostelries, and being of Irish stock, I should be a past master at identifying Irish pubs. Indeed, it is often a source of annoyance to me when I'm exploring a wonderful new city in an exotic location and stumble across a "Molly...
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I love it when buildings betray their antiquity - as in the uneven wear on this flight of stairs in Guerlesquin's old prison.
However, much though I appreciate the aesthetics and history, I have to put on my health and safety hat here. These steps are not only uneven, but have been worn smooth by the passage of thousands of feet over the centuries, which have polished them smooth and treacherously slippy.
The interior of the prison is not well illuminated - articularly if you're coming inside from bright sunshine - so it would be easy to miss your footing and fall. Also be sure to keep Small People under close supervision: the prison is such an exciting place to play 'soldiers' that chances are that they won't be paying too much attention.
Updated Jul 31, 2012
CatherineReichardt Says: (work in progress)As you will have gathered by now, I liked pretty well everything about Guerlesquin: it really is a delightful little town that is heartwarmingly accessible to visitors, without having 'sold out' to the tourist hoardes.One small but significant contributing...
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