May 7, 2017. Statue-land!

LOCATION:  Housesitting near Poullouen, Brittany, France

WEATHER:  Mostly cloudy.  Highs about 60

 

We spent the morning reading, waiting for the skies to clear up.  We had a delicious lunch --- Briton cider, assorted French cheeses and a baguette.

The cheese on the left is my favorite - morbier.  The one with the green knife is called Briton Cheese;  the small piece is goat cheese.  Plus a gruyere, a blue cheese, and a soft cheese for cooking.  All yummy!  

 

Once the sun started peeking out a bit, we drove about 15 miles to the Valley of the Saints.  This is a project where artists are skulpting 1000 statues, each commemorating a saint from Wales, Cornwall or Ireland, that brought Christianity to Brittany.  There are about 100 ones built so far.  They are spread around a big field and tourists just wander around.

 

 

Here is George reading the name of this one.  

There were quite a few people here, all French tourists.  In the parking lot there were places to sample local Briton food and cider.

This stone shows where the next sculpture will be cut.

A tourist moment....

Afterwards, we stopped at a British pub in the midde of nowhere.  A really nice British couple took this over about 15 years ago, wanting to brew a "real ale" a la Brittain.  The pub has been in business since the 16th century.

We chatted a bit with a British couple who have a cottage nearby.  Small world - they have been to Rochester, Minnesota (our former hometown) as they have a physician friend who worked at Mayo Clinic.  

DINNER:  Coq au vin using a Juia Child recipe!  It was superb!  And, not too difficult to make.