Friday we stopped in Brest France. We missed this port in 2023 because of bad weather,
Our excursion today was "Brest's Beautiful Costline"
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| Where we were early Saturday morning as we approached Brest, France |
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| The ship turned some so I had to run tot the other side of the ship to see the rest of the sunrise. |
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| Starting out on our excursion. |
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| We passes some tall sailing ships |
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| A WWII bunker |
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| We visited the Saint-Mathieu Lighthouse/\. It is located on a headland names St Mathieu Point. |
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| The ruins of an old abbey also located here. |
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| Cobblestone roads here |
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| There is also a signal station near the lighthouse. |
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| The National Memorial to Sailors who died for France |
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| The Sailors Memorial again |
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| Then Signal Tower again |
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| The coastline here |
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| Then we stopped and a French butter biscuit shop to try some (and buy some) |
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| Many signs here are French and Breton (an old Celtic language brough by by the people of western England, Irelkand and Wales who moved here to get away from the Normans who invaded England in 1066. |
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| Once we got back tot the ship from our excursion, I took a shuttle to the city center and walked around. |
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| The Tanguy Tower was a medieval watch tower |
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| Brest Castle |
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| Brest Castle |
A Lift Bridge. Was at one th
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| The Pont de Recouvrance lift bridge was the largest in Europe until 2008. It isnick-named "The Guillotine" bridge becaue looking at the nds it looks like a French Guillotine |
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| I walked over the bridge to go to the TonguyTower |
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| Displays in the tower |
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| The is a cable-car ov the old city |
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| The Chateau de Brest is still a military installation |
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| A beautiful park along the crest of th hill thta the city center sits on |
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| Looking down at the watrerfront area |
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| Naval Monument was erected by the United States to commemorate the achievements of the naval forces of the USA and France during the world war |
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| I could see the top of our ship from the hill |
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| A Eurasian Magpie |
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| I stopped for a brer at a small restauarnt |
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| Back to the shuttlebus |
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| Entertainment near the gangway when we got back. I think they were singing old Breton language songs |
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| Getting ready to go. Lines are being releaded |
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| Thrustrers pushing us away from the pier |
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| Sailing away |
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| Old war reminemts |
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