I have come to this town often close to me and the sub prefecture of the Morbihan dept 56 . It really not well known off the beaten path even if has nice things to see especially as it relates to the sea. The city of Lorient means in breton An Oriant or the Orient as the companies that sail to… Continue reading The Cité de la voile Eric Tabarly of Lorient, part I !!!
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This is Lorient !!!
This is just around my alley in the beautiful Morbihan 56 of my lovely Bretagne. For those new to my blog, Morbihan is the only French department adminstrative division that is not in French ,but rather in native Breton language. Mor=sea bihan=small or small sea or petite mer in French. Let me give you an… Continue reading This is Lorient !!!
The Church of St Sauveur of Auray, part I !!
And I bring you back to one of my favorite areas in all of my beautiful Morbihan. Not far from my house in fact about 15 minutes by car along the D768 direction Auray. I have written several posts on what to see in Auray, but need to do it for this church alone. Therefore, here is… Continue reading The Church of St Sauveur of Auray, part I !!
Baseball in my Morbihan!!!
To my pleasant surprise , driving my routine passing by the town of Grand Champ or Gregam in the Breton language, I passed a sign that says Baseball….Well I used to play the sport a lot in my youth, and curiosity took me to follow the signs. And voilà I found the baseball grounds of… Continue reading Baseball in my Morbihan!!!
The Basilica Church Notre Dame de la Joie of Pontivy, part II !!
This is a nice town up the road from us and we have visited plenty of course, even one my sons worked ! So many interesting things to see and one that is a must is the Basilica Notre Dame de la Joie of Pontivy, part II !! I like to update the post for you… Continue reading The Basilica Church Notre Dame de la Joie of Pontivy, part II !!
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