France's Wild West - 4: BRITTANY: PONT-AVEN
Mar 19, 2019 06:26:30 #
Lovely photographs, I was there last year and I have set of very similar ones, I used that toilet and did wonder where the fluids went!
The photograph showing "Ti Gwastell" is actually on the wall of a popular bakery to the left.
In the basket, you can see the local delicacy, a sort of sweet cake know as a Gallette in French.
The word "Ti" has several meanings in "Breton" but in this case it means "the place of the Gallette"
In other words a bakery specialising in the local cake.
The photograph showing "Ti Gwastell" is actually on the wall of a popular bakery to the left.
In the basket, you can see the local delicacy, a sort of sweet cake know as a Gallette in French.
The word "Ti" has several meanings in "Breton" but in this case it means "the place of the Gallette"
In other words a bakery specialising in the local cake.
Mar 19, 2019 10:05:51 #
Hi Joe, I am always interested in architecture and the stone house is Sooooo neat. The toilet is really amusing. It looks like a wonderful area to visit and I'm glad you share your travels with us.
Rowedean
Rowedean
Mar 19, 2019 10:34:59 #
Mar 19, 2019 11:07:33 #
I really enjoyed the photos of Pont-Aven. My wife and I spend a month each year in Brittany (Quimper) near Pont-Aven and love the area. "Ti" is "house" or "house of" in Breton. For example, "Ti Ker" is the town hall (Ker=town). The flower is valerian. It is very common there and grows wild as well as in planted gardens. Nevertheless, few people know its name. We have asked numerous times and were unable to discover what it was called until we toured an English lady's garden (in France) who knew it. We confirmed by looking it up online. It comes in white and numerous shades of red and pink.
Mar 19, 2019 11:09:22 #
Your images are very nicely done and that area is so interesting. Thank you for showing us it's charm and historical signifigance. France is so pretty to see.
Mar 19, 2019 11:38:22 #
johneccles wrote:
Lovely photographs, I was there last year and I ha... (show quote)
Hello John, and thank you very much for your input. As to the toilet, I have to assume that things once went straight down but hopefully this is now tied into a canalization system!
I am so thankful for the detailed info on the Ti Gwastell - now it comes all together - you definitely are fast becoming my "man to go to" for things Breton! I actually googled "galette" to get more info and now of course remember that we frequently had the "galette breton" on this trip - and elsewhere in France. It was most often the thin, crepe-like version with folded edges - there is at least one picture coming up of such one in the next few days.
Again - thanks a million for your learned input!
Mar 19, 2019 11:40:30 #
roder10 wrote:
Hi Joe, I am always interested in architecture and the stone house is Sooooo neat. The toilet is really amusing. It looks like a wonderful area to visit and I'm glad you share your travels with us.
Rowedean
Rowedean
Hi Rowedean, I am glad you are looking in again - this was definitely a wonderful area and there will plenty of more posts over the coming days and weeks as we wend our way through Brittany and then the Normandy.
Mar 19, 2019 11:40:57 #
MT native wrote:
A wonderful series.
Thank you MT native - nice to have you onboard.
Mar 19, 2019 11:42:58 #
Mar 19, 2019 11:50:46 #
france6 wrote:
I really enjoyed the photos of Pont-Aven. My wife... (show quote)
Thank you france6 for looking in and for taking the time to provide information - this is what I find so valuable in our UHH community! And I am so pleased that you could provide me with the name of the valerian flower - I have seen it quite often, like its shape and particularly its colors but could never figure out what it was. I just googled it for further info and now of course remember that years ago, when I was still deep into French reading, I have several time come across the name in connection with sedatives - the light finally comes on! Thanks for looking and for your input!
Mar 19, 2019 11:52:39 #
Blair Shaw Jr wrote:
Your images are very nicely done and that area is so interesting. Thank you for showing us it's charm and historical signifigance. France is so pretty to see.
Thank you Blair for looking and taking the time to comment - France is definitely very high on my list of countries to visit, we are there in some corner almost every year - but this was our first foray into Brittany and Normandy and we very much enjoyed this trip. Keep looking, the pictures will keep coming!
Mar 19, 2019 11:53:19 #
Earnest Botello wrote:
Very good series, Weber.
Thank you Earnest for staying with this series!
Mar 19, 2019 11:55:58 #
Mar 19, 2019 12:19:17 #
weberwest wrote:
PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and ... (show quote)
I liked them all but especially 2501 😂the toilet
Mar 19, 2019 12:24:08 #
vicksart wrote:
Very nice series. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you vicksart for your comment.
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