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Sunday surf continued
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| Monday, 3-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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Surf Sunday 2nd, St Ouen's Bay
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| Sunday, 2-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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Auray
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Auray tourism
http://www.auray-tourisme.com/
Auray - culture
http://auray56.net/
We had a delightful lunch at the "Chasse Maree" on the quay side, traffic is limited to access only in the village, so it is a peaceful place to stop and relax for an hour or two.
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| Saturday, 1-Oct-2005 00:00 |
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La Table des Marchands
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Our guide Monsieur Joel Lecornec
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Bases where other menhirs once stood
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Broken Menhir estimated at 280 tonnes!
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I had a slight mishap with the controls on the camera at this site and and lost a handful of
photographs, but you get the feeling of this very important and interesting site. The capstone on the burial chamber is part of a former menhir with an axe carved in it, another piece of the menhir is on an a island a couple of miles away, as the carving matches perfectly the onbe here.
More pictures of the site:
Broken Menhir
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=9311
La Table des Marchands
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=9313
Er-Grah tumulus
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=9310
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| Friday, 30-Sep-2005 00:00 |
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Carnac
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These stones were erected around 3300 BC, and possibly amounted to 10,000 at one time. They are in line with the setting of the sun (?). These stones may have been an early form of chronometer or fertillty monument, with the planting of crops being when the sun set or rose at a certain part of the horizon.
Information on the Carnac Neolithic site
http://www.megalithia.com/brittany/carnac/
Aerial view
http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/religion/lucas/content/standing_stones/Carnac.rows.shtml
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| Wednesday, 28-Sep-2005 00:00 |
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Chateau de Suscinio
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The Chateau dates to before the 13 th century. It was a favourite residence of the Dukes of Brittany till 1532 when Brittany signed a treaty with France.
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| Sunday, 25-Sep-2005 00:00 |
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Petit Port surf
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A little break from my holiday snaps for some of yesterdays surf at Petit Port, sadly the swell dropped off today. But an autumnal weather chart looks set to bring some decent surf this week.
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| Saturday, 24-Sep-2005 00:00 |
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Chateau du Plessis Josso en Theix
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Chateau du Plessis Josso en Theix
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Chateau du Plessis Josso en Theix
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Chateau du Plessis Josso en Theix
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Historic tourist route of Brittany (French)
http://www.nieuwsbronnen.com/camping-manoir-surzur/routeducs.html
Chateau Plessis Josso (French)
http://www.nieuwsbronnen.com/camping-manoir-surzur/theix.html
Built in 1330 by Josso a knight of Duke Jean II.
In 1681 it passed to the Rosamadec family who ruled over 600 ha of land.
The building had several extensions the most notable in the style of Louis XIII.
It also became the residence of several Bishops of Vannes.
The Breton beer Mor Braz, brewed with sea water, is produced in Theix
Theix website (French)
http://www.theix.org/
On this day our party had a delightful set lunch at Manoir de Kerbot.
http://www.kerbot.com/
Arms of French Cities
http://www.heraldica.org/topics/france/frcitalp.htm
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| Thursday, 22-Sep-2005 00:00 |
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Walled City of Vannes, Morbihan
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History of Brittany (French)
http://www.infobretagne.com/histoire-bretagne.htm
Chronology of Breton history
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/alain.liscoet/chronologie_historiquean.htm
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| Wednesday, 21-Sep-2005 00:00 |
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Vannes continued
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Dukes of Brittany
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/d/du/duke_of_brittany.htm
Saint Patern one of the seven founding Saints of Brittany
http://www.bretagnenet.com/strobinet/pub/trobzh/saints.htm
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do upload more ok 
I love castles, they let me dream about the middle-ages.
