- Joined
- Apr 26, 2008
Vannes
We got ready and had our luggage waiting by the door as required at 8:30AM. We headed upstairs for breakfast where I had more bread, butter and prosciutto. My husband tried their eggs and was not a happy camper. He really should know better about eggs in European countries.
At 9:30AM, we headed onto the bus to head into Vannes for our walking tour followed by free time to explore or shop. Vannes started its journey as a trade city back when the Celtic people settled the area. Eventually the Romans overtook the area until the fall of Rome and eventually the Britons fleeing Britain settled. The whole Dark Ages happened and then we reach the middle ages where the Dukes of Brittany lived during the 1200s to 1500s before becoming a palace in the 1600s.
Saint-Vincent Gate
Original Bath House
It is full of historic 14th and 15th century timber homes that looks like they are going to fall over but won’t.
Timber Houses
Once we reached the center of town, we were told we had about 90 minutes of free time to explore as we wish, grab food for lunch and shop. We decided to skip looking inside the church as well, we aren’t church people and we had seen a lot so far this trip and knew we had more to see.
15th Century Sculpture
While shopping, I picked up my mother her gifts of the trip - a piece of slate that was hand painted with a lighthouse along with a wooden lighthouse. We got some cookies and sweets to bring back home as gifts for our coworkers. We also each got a pastry from a local shoppe to enjoy. For our lunch, I picked up some cheese while my husband got some bread as we planned on eating on the bus as we head to our next stop. It was market day so there were tons of vendors out and about.
At 12:15pm, we met back up with our guide to head to another Chateau and some creepy guests.
We got ready and had our luggage waiting by the door as required at 8:30AM. We headed upstairs for breakfast where I had more bread, butter and prosciutto. My husband tried their eggs and was not a happy camper. He really should know better about eggs in European countries.
At 9:30AM, we headed onto the bus to head into Vannes for our walking tour followed by free time to explore or shop. Vannes started its journey as a trade city back when the Celtic people settled the area. Eventually the Romans overtook the area until the fall of Rome and eventually the Britons fleeing Britain settled. The whole Dark Ages happened and then we reach the middle ages where the Dukes of Brittany lived during the 1200s to 1500s before becoming a palace in the 1600s.
Saint-Vincent Gate
Original Bath House
It is full of historic 14th and 15th century timber homes that looks like they are going to fall over but won’t.
Timber Houses
Once we reached the center of town, we were told we had about 90 minutes of free time to explore as we wish, grab food for lunch and shop. We decided to skip looking inside the church as well, we aren’t church people and we had seen a lot so far this trip and knew we had more to see.
15th Century Sculpture
While shopping, I picked up my mother her gifts of the trip - a piece of slate that was hand painted with a lighthouse along with a wooden lighthouse. We got some cookies and sweets to bring back home as gifts for our coworkers. We also each got a pastry from a local shoppe to enjoy. For our lunch, I picked up some cheese while my husband got some bread as we planned on eating on the bus as we head to our next stop. It was market day so there were tons of vendors out and about.
At 12:15pm, we met back up with our guide to head to another Chateau and some creepy guests.