Noel a Trevarez

  We were given tickets to the opening night of 'Christmas at Trevarez'. Trevarez is a wonderful castle near Chateauneuf du Faou.

  We looked round the exceedingly tasteful Christmas gift shop and then gathered in the courtyard. The opening song was sung and we were then piped in to see all the fantastic Christmas displays. They were amazing, the creativity, the attention to detail, the craftsmanship, technology and scale of it all really took my breath away. I photographed a few of the ones downstairs but wasn't able to get photos of the works upstairs. These were submitted by schools and a range of other organisations. They were all so original and just..... classy!

 



Thanksgiving - Brittany meets the USA!

   Barbara, our friend from the States and her husband Dom who is Breton invited us to their house for a Thanksgiving meal.

   We were quite a mixture of nationalities, there were other Breton friends there, Claire who is Scottish and now lives in Brittany (www.tyskol.com) together with  Paul and I from England. We had a great time and the food was amazing, thank you Barbara and Dom!  This was my first ever Thanksgiving and I think it is a wonderful custom. Interestingly everyone there had Celtic roots.... except me....

 



Ouessant - the Island at the end of the Earth

 

 As part of my birthday celebrations we went to the ile d'Ouessant (Ushant) for a couple of days. We had been wanting to visit for some time and it didn't disappoint. The boat sailed from Le Conquet at 09 45, so we left Huelgoat very early so we would be on time. Everything went smoothly on land and sea. We waved goodbye to the mainland after which I fell asleep and missed all the views. Those of you who know me understand that I am not a morning person.

 



  We checked in to the Duchess Anne Hotel (great) and went walking round the north west coast in the afternoon. It was amazing, with not another person in sight.

 



   In the evening we ate at the hotel and the food was wonderful.   After a good night's sleep we set out to continue our explanation of the north coast.

 

 

   We finished back in Lampaul and looked around the town and at the church before collecting our things from the hotel and getting the boat.
   The views of the island were great and this time it was Paul who went to sleep!