PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and was a center of milling with numerous water mills. All mills have now been abandoned or converted into restaurants. In the late 19th century, the town became well known as a hang-out for famous artists, among them Paul Serusier and Paul Gaugin, of Tahiti Women fame. It still attracts artists and art lovers with many commercial galleries.
BTW - I would be very thankful if anybody could provide positive information on what TI GWA STELL means in picture 2503, or knows the names of the flowers in 2528 and 2509 - so that I could update that info in the albums on my website. Thanks!
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2515 - The river Aven with plenty of large boulders in its course
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2521 - Fast-flowing river Aven
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2528 - Tall purple flowers
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2555 - River Aven being channeled into one of the many mills formerly in use here
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2571 - One leg in the dry
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2501 - An ancient public toilet built over the river
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2503 - Saint Joseph's church (1874-5) and a nearby wall fresco depicting its clocktower
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2570 - Local stone house
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2509 - White and pink daisy-like flowers
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2510 - Matador poppies
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Very interesting set and some wonderful architecture.
I thought "TI" meant tourist information (centre).
RichardTaylor wrote:
Very interesting set and some wonderful architecture.
I thought "TI" meant tourist information (centre).
Thanks, Richard - it was a nice quaint place.
As to TI - that would have been too easy for me to consider, so I wondered whether you got something there. I looked at the place on Google Map Street View, and it is definitely not a Tourist Info center NOW - it is housing a local farm market, but who knows what was there in the past. But actually I don't think this is it, as the TI was spelled "Ti" and I assume is part of a local breton name or expression .... let's see if somebody in the know comes in. Thanks for trying!
I have no idea about the sign but am pretty sure the flowers are African daisies.
weberwest wrote:
PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and was a center of milling with numerous water mills. All mills have now been abandoned or converted into restaurants. In the late 19th century, the town became well known as a hang-out for famous artists, among them Paul Serusier and Paul Gaugin, of Tahiti Women fame. It still attracts artists and art lovers with many commercial galleries.
BTW - I would be very thankful if anybody could provide positive information on what TI GWA STELL means in picture 2503, or knows the names of the flowers in 2528 and 2509 - so that I could update that info in the albums on my website. Thanks!
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A fantastic set, weberwest! You captured the beauty of PONT AVEN'S quaint buildings. I love the poppies.
titoeric wrote:
I have no idea about the sign but am pretty sure the flowers are African daisies.
Thanks titoeric, I will look it up in a while and check it out - appreciate your assistance!
Annie-Get-Your-Gun wrote:
Thank you Annie, for FIVE thumbs up - that's pretty generous! I have posted a few in this series last week and there is much more to come - please look in when you have the time! Thanks again. Joe
weberwest wrote:
PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and was a center of milling with numerous water mills. All mills have now been abandoned or converted into restaurants. In the late 19th century, the town became well known as a hang-out for famous artists, among them Paul Serusier and Paul Gaugin, of Tahiti Women fame. It still attracts artists and art lovers with many commercial galleries.
BTW - I would be very thankful if anybody could provide positive information on what TI GWA STELL means in picture 2503, or knows the names of the flowers in 2528 and 2509 - so that I could update that info in the albums on my website. Thanks!
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Excellent variation in the set. All winners.
greymule wrote:
Excellent variation in the set. All winners.
Thank you greymule - I appreciate that.
weberwest wrote:
PONT AVEN is a quaint place on the river Aven and was a center of milling with numerous water mills. All mills have now been abandoned or converted into restaurants. In the late 19th century, the town became well known as a hang-out for famous artists, among them Paul Serusier and Paul Gaugin, of Tahiti Women fame. It still attracts artists and art lovers with many commercial galleries.
BTW - I would be very thankful if anybody could provide positive information on what TI GWA STELL means in picture 2503, or knows the names of the flowers in 2528 and 2509 - so that I could update that info in the albums on my website. Thanks!
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Personally, your first image is the best of the set, but it is ruined by the billboard size watermark.
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Personally, your first image is the best of the set, but it is ruined by the billboard size watermark.
Thanks rgrenaderphoto for looking in. I am pleased that you like that photo the best. As I indicted in my opening page of this series, I use the pictures from a recent album and at times there could be titles on it. Maybe I shouldn't have used that one for the title page, or maybe I should just not show pictures from the title pages - I guess I am very old school and like to have a title on a slideshow, and that's where this comes in. Luckily, a title overlay does not destroy the underlying picture, so all is not lost
Thanks for your input!
Found a thesis on the Breton language online. A 'gwastell' is a type of cake.
Riggson wrote:
Found a thesis on the Breton language online. A 'gwastell' is a type of cake.
Great, thank you for your input, we are getting somewhere, now we just need to understand what the "Ti" stands for. Very much appreciate your input!
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