a day in morlaix

saturday, i went with the roommates & some friends of ours to a somewhat-neighboring town called morlaix. the weather couldn't have been any better for our wandering, and we got the chance to check out a few of the sights there. the town was full of those timbered houses, the ones you think to see in smaller german towns, and i never thought they were so prevalent in brittany. everywhere, i tell ya. we visited one of them, now a museum, called maison pondalez, and its sister museum, musée de morlaix. there was an exposition of mathurin méheut's work, unknown to me until our visit. there was a painting in particular that i fancied, one depicting the rocky breton coast. the blues of the water were pretty intense, in contrast with most of his other olive-sepia toned works. i tried to find a picture, but have been unsuccessful so far... maybe i'll have to just go back & buy a postcard.


the viaduc & eglise st-melaine.




from the carnival at place charles de gaulle. wish it were open... i wanted to ride the bumper cars.


kinda looks like charlevoix, non?


group shot at the harbor, or le port. god, i love the self-timer.


galette. a typical breton lunch. this one's w/ chevre, ham, & egg. almost always accompanied with a bowl of cider. i've eaten these on the two other occasions i've eaten out in brittany, both where i have been "defeated" by the galette, unable to eat much more than half. this time however, i was not outdone by the savory crepe.


the after-lunch group shot.


the maison pondalez, which i already mentioned. inside were a bunch of plaques, talking about morlaix's history and such. if i were a good french student, i would've read more of them & probably learned something too. howwever, i am not a good french student, and i was more interested in taking in all the sights & sounds than retaining important historical facts. oops.

well, i think that's enough for now. i promise to post more later... like maybe pictures of the town i live in for example? anyway... one last shot. in this one i'm standing at place allende, and you get a pretty good view of the viaduc. enjoy!