Who were these people that thought dragging a 54 foot, 280 ton piece of granite, shaped like a cone nearly 4 miles to the top of the hill was a good idea?
Why did they line up 11 rows of granite stones in the shape of rectangles and cones six or eight rows wide for miles in perfectly good fields and woodlands? I don't know the answers, but I am really glad that technology didn't come along and bulldoze it all into a pile somewhere. The stone formations were beautiful, and the juxtaposition of stones, fields of grass and sheep grazing in the sunshine was really very peaceful.
So -- who thought it was a good idea to leave Paris, the Saturday morning of Easter Weekend to drive 5 hours to see this stuff??? Well, the Sat. morning turned out to be not so good of an idea. 8 hours later...we arrived at fortunately, a charming B&B called Villa Catherine, in Vannes, and then were directed to explore the old town of Vannes and a fishing village nearby where we had hot chocolate and watched the sailboats come in for the evening. FABULOUS.
Our next day of exploring led us to the Megaliths, in Carnac and Locmariaquer were really interesting, and the drive was full of surprises. We saw an old sign that said Tumulus de Kercado pointing down an old lane. When we arrived there were some impressive walls, and a private property sign, but also just out of view was creperie and a path to an old Dolman (think of the tombs built into a dirt mound and then sealed with a large stone...). Well what did you think we would do? Of course we explored the tomb, but then had a great lunch in the sunshine on the patio with a Briez Cola and great crepes.
Another great find was the town of Sainte Goustan, a small port town that was favored by the motorcyclists, and was
definitely Off the Beaten Path. We stopped there for a few photos, and I bought some Bretagne made serving bowls. St. Goustan himself guides you back into town.
There were so many great little discoveries. We took a water taxi one evening to the Isle de Moins, and found ourselves in the french version of Put-In-Bay! We found an historic photo exhibit in the gardens in Vannes, some really cool views of the sea, and toured an old chateau in Chateaudon where they had a special display about medeival cooking and dining customs.
Well worth the adventure, and I would definitely recommend the trip.
