Locmalo Port
Locmalo Port

A view of Locmalo, Port Louis' second port.

Fishing Gear
Fishing Gear

A lot of fishing gear was staged on this dock. I didn't have a wide-angle lens to take a proper image. So I tried a different slant.

Murielle's Crepes
Murielle's Crepes

Murielle cooked up the buckwheat crepes for us. She would not eat until everyone had been served and were full. This is traditional behaviour when Bre (...)

Locmalo School
Locmalo School

This school was built in 1863. It is typical of the communal schools of the time. The school yard is enclosed and shaded by large trees with white, sc (...)

Dad Digs In
Dad Digs In

The first course was crepes dipped in "lait ribaud" (fermented milk). This is an acquired taste so I only had one. That didn't stop the others. Dippin (...)

Rampart Gardens, Henbont
Rampart Gardens, Henbont

The town has worked hard to preserve what heritage remains. The gardens are renowned throughout Brittany.

Ham & Swiss Cheese Crepe
Ham & Swiss Cheese Crepe

I made up for it with the other crepes - shrooms & ham, ham & Swiss cheese. Not necessarily in that order, but made to order. I was shocked to learn (...)

Banana &  Chocolate Crepe
Banana & Chocolate Crepe

I assuaged my disappointment at the store-bought crepes by pigging out on the dessert crepes, featuring bananas & chocolate.

Ramparts, Henbont
Ramparts, Henbont

The other side of the ramparts, where the old city used to be. My mother was born in a house that abutted these walls.

Mom's Birthplace
Mom's Birthplace

The street where Mom was born. The first house on the right would have been her birthplace had it not been destroyed. The old city has been rebuilt bu (...)

Friendly Resident
Friendly Resident

I had a feeling that I was being watched. I turned around and this Siamese cat was climbing down the wall behind us. Well, we had a grand old visit. S (...)

Rue Principale, Henbont
Rue Principale, Henbont

Main street coming up from the bridge. These ramparts are all that is left of the old walled city.

Framed Ramparts
Framed Ramparts

A view of the ramparts from the ramparts. I got you covered, you Huguenot varmint.

Rampart Walk
Rampart Walk

The top of the ramparts make for a scenic walk.

Henbont on the Blavet
Henbont on the Blavet

A view upstream from the main bridge. Hennebont was quite bombarded during the war and most of the town had to be rebuilt. What heritage remains is du (...)

River Rampart View
River Rampart View

The ramparts as seen from the Blavet river with the basilica looming behind. Dad drove me over to a street in a rebuilt part of town. The area used to (...)

Hennebont Anchorage
Hennebont Anchorage

August 30: Upstream from Lorient on the Blavet River lies Hennebont. This is where my Mom was born and raised. I learned to walk here. The anchorage l (...)

Henbont Basilica
Henbont Basilica

I love this shot as it is a road cam shot. I never expected it to turn out. They began building the Basilique Notre-Dame-De-Paradis in 1514. It was fi (...)

Inzinzac Across The Blavet River
Inzinzac Across The Blavet River

Across the Blavet River from Hennebont lies the commune of Inzinzac-Lochrist. This is where Dad's girlfriend, Murielle lives. Did I mention that Murie (...)

Inzinzac Main St.
Inzinzac Main St.

Main street is a twisty thing that crawls up a hill. Cars race up and down this road, making life difficult for elderly drivers, pets and pedestrians (...)

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