Went to the national 'pavillons' in Lorient where everyone was in festive mood drinking, singing, dancing, playing & listening to music; then I went to see what the Welsh had to offer - lamentable; a Parisienne P.R. who normally handles Welsh affairs in Paris for the Welsh Government, who knew next to nothing of Brittany and its relations to Cymru/Wales, a girl from central France who'd worked in Wales, a boy from Caerdydd/Cardiff who knew little Welsh, and someone I took to be an Englishman completely ignored me though I chatted to the others, mentioning that they could perhaps point out what the maps were for, they later added this information. On hearing of a stabbing the Englishman whom I took to be in charge said "it wouldn't have been handled like that in ENGLAND." After passing by the bars & concerts, our whole display was a fridge with a small selection of bottled beers & micro-wave meals, and a map of the twinned towns & villages with the names written in their French & English forms only; there were a few leaflets, the rest having been left at the Eisteddfod. I noticed that there were microphones set up, they told me it was for a Welsh bagpipe concert in the evening, so I went back at 7 o'clock only to be told that it had been cancelled; very disappointing to say the least, although it must be said that it doesn't help that when the festival was established there was no thought of Wales and its clash with the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, after all the Irish are Celts whilst the Welsh are perceived as English, notwithstanding this we don't help our reputation abroad by deliberate under-representation. By the way an Irish musician informed me that Ireland didn't have a 'pavillon', but that they were represented by Guinness.
Introduction
31 years of a pub/bar in Brittany gone up in smoke opening the door to a photographic expedition of Brittany. Here we have mementoes of a socio-cultural icon, plus a taste of my life pre-Brittany, the continuation of a bridge between BreizhBrittany & Cymru/Wales, a Brythonic link, with Kernow/Cornwall in the middle that goes back continuously for more than 1600 years. The pub/bar is rising out of the ashes, but in the meantime I have opportunities to go out visiting, observing and capturing pieces of Breton heritage. You can see here in diaporama/slideshow form: religious establishments, mainly chapels, interesting because they encompass both history & art; waterways & bridges, mainly rivers, but also streams and a long arterial canal built by Napoleon Boneparte with its ingenious linking of the rivers with each in succession handing on the baton in, running all the way from Nantes to Brest; each chapel had its holy well some of which are marvels to behold, some have disappeared and others need half a day to be discovered hidden among the weeds and thorns; the many megalithic standing stones in their different forms; wells that are only now being blocked up; each hamlet had its communal bread-oven and communal pool for the washing of clothes, only the ovens are on their way back; last and definitely not least, the calvaires, some most intricately sculpted, that proliferate throughout the land. If you would like more information contact me by e-mail: bynwalters@libertysurf.fr/
Byn's Highways & Byways, Breizh/Llydaw/Bretagne/Brittany
Byn's Highways & Byways, Breizh (2)
Byn's Highways & Byways, Breizh (3)
Byn's Highways & Byways, Breizh (4)
Byn's Highways & Byways, Breizh (5)
Byn's Highways & Byways, Breizh (6)
Byn's Highways & Byways, Breizh (7)
Byn's Highways & Byways, Breizh (8)
Byn's Highways & Byways, Breizh (9)
Byn's Highways & Byways, Breizh (10)
Byn's Highways & Byways (11) Breizh
Byn's Highways & Byways, Cymru/Bro Gembre/Wales
Byn's Highways & Byways, The Algarve, Portugal
Tavarn Ty Elise
Tavarn Ty Elise 2
Tavarn Ty Elise 3
Pub Mementos
Jean-Claude Dreyfus, & Merzhin au bar Ty Elise
Music & Dance
Music & Dance (2)
Plouie/Plouye
An Uhelgoad/Le Huelgoat
Berrien
Brest
Briec
Cleguerec
Dinan
Daoulas
Le Faouet
Felger/Foujerr/Fougeres
Ar Folgoad/Le Folgoet
Glomel
Gouarec
Gwerliskin/Guerlesquin
Gwitreg/Vitré
Josilin/Josselin
Karaez (Ker-Ahes)/Carhaix-Plouguer
Kastellin/Chateaulin
Kemper/Quimper
Kemperle/Quimperle
Landelo/Landeleau
Landerne(au
Langoelan
Lanrivain
Locmaria-Berrien
Locronan
Loqueffret
Malguenac
Montroulez/Morlaix et ses environs
An Oriant/Lorient
Pempont (B)/Penpont (G)/Paimpont (F)
Pleiben/Pleyben
Plestin les Greves
Plonevez ar/du Faou
Plougrescant
Plouigneau
Plounevezel
Pondi/Pontivy
Rostrenn/Rostrenen
Saint Méen le Grand
Distinctive Buildings (secular)
Distinctive Buildings (secular 2)
Fontaines Sacrées/Holy Wells, Oratoires & Natural Springs/Sources
Rivers, Streams & Canals
Megalithic
Calvaires
Statues, Statuettes, Sculptures, Carvings & Figurines
Stained Glass
Religious Buildings and artefacts (exterior)
Religious (Exterior) 2
Religious Buildings & Artefacts (exterior) 3
Chapels, Churches, etc. (Interior)
Natural ( & cultivated) History
Natural (& cultivated) History (2)
Paysage/Landscape/Skyline
Weirs, Locks, Bridges & Tunnels
Wells
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