dadou Posted June 14, 2009 Report Posted June 14, 2009 I put up a little slideshow here .Just a reflexion during a walk near Saint Malo , in Britain .Please , read the text before .All comments welcome . Quote
Lin Evans Posted June 14, 2009 Report Posted June 14, 2009 Hi Daniel,Beautiful reflections of an historic place indeed. Saint Malo has quite a history. For those unfamiliar, I copied a bit of history from Wikipedia here:===========History Saint-Malo during the Middle Ages was a fortified island at the mouth of the Rance River, controlling not only the estuary but the open sea beyond. The promontory fort of Aleth, south of the modern centre in what is now the Saint-Servan district, commanded approaches to the Rance even before the Romans, but modern Saint-Malo traces its origins to a monastic settlement founded by Saint Aaron and Saint Brendan early in the 6th century. Its name is derived from a man said to have been a follower of Brendan, Saint Malo. Saint-Malo had a tradition of asserting its autonomy in dealings with the French authorities and even with the local Breton authorities. From 1490–1493, Saint-Malo declared itself to be an independent republic, taking the motto "not French, not Breton, but Malouins".[4] Saint-Malo became notorious as the home of the corsairs, French privateers and sometimes pirates. (In the nineteenth century the city's "piratical" notoriety was portrayed in Jean Richepin's play Le flibustier and in César Cui's like-named opera derived therefrom.) The corsairs of Saint-Malo not only forced English ships passing up the Channel to pay tribute, but also brought wealth from further afield. Jacques Cartier, who sailed the Saint Lawrence River and visited the sites of Quebec City and Montreal — and is thus credited as the discoverer of Canada, lived in and sailed from Saint-Malo, as did the first colonists to settle the Falklands – hence the islands' French name Îles Malouines, which gave rise to the Spanish name Islas Malvinas. The commune of Saint-Servan was merged, together with Paramé, and became the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Saint Malo was the site of an Anglo-French summit in 1998 which lead to a significant agreement regarding European defence policy.====================Thank you for this reflection on the resting place for so many.......Best regards,Lin Quote
Ken Cox Posted June 14, 2009 Report Posted June 14, 2009 Danielvery sad that people would let craftsmanship just rot away yesterday i watched old yachts on tv -- completely restored - and racing in the Rolex series -- what a differenceseeportofino-rolex-trophyhttp://seawayblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/por...rophy-2009.htmlken Quote
deskjet1uk Posted June 14, 2009 Report Posted June 14, 2009 I put up a little slideshow here .Just a reflexion during a walk near Saint Malo , in Britain .Please , read the text before .All comments welcome .Hi Daniel,I really liked your show and thanks to Lin for the historical piece, thanks for sharing your sequence with us.RegardsRalph Quote
dadou Posted June 15, 2009 Author Report Posted June 15, 2009 Thank you , Lin ! Good idea to put this link about this beautifull town ; I should have done it ...Thank you , Ken .Saint-Malo is a famous place for competition ; many old well restored yachts too ; but , as for humans , the little class does not interest very much people ...Portofino is a magnific area ...when it is posible to access ! Beautifull these boats !Thnak you Ralph ! Quote
d67 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Posted June 16, 2009 Hello DanielGreat pictures, moody pictures and in some way, heart-rending pictures.Thank you very much for sharingPatrick Quote
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