It's Christmas time !

          This is the time. Our longed-for Christmas. A time when we can relax for a little while, forget about university. This is the time when we can spend time with family and loved ones. The time when we can eat dishes that are not prepared without occasion, but are specially dedicated to the Christmas. Time when we also have presents.
          At this point I would like to wish you all the time mentioned above with your family, family warmth, time spent at rest, full tummy, satisfaction with gifts. Let each of us forget at least for a moment during this Christmas time about a BA thesis, take it easy, these 3 days will not save you, you still have time, and those who work let them forget about this work for these 3 days and let everyone rest. I wish you all this and for myself.
          At the end I will add you, as long as I have access to the family album, a photo of our house in France decorated for Christmas, as well as a photo of a manger made by hand by my mother, and finally a photo of the cake, because maybe you know or not, but on December 24 I celebrate my birthday, yes so I found a picture of a cake from 13 years ago (?) in the form of a known French cake baked for Christmas - Yule log.

To the next post. Have a great Christmas !

Tiffauges

          Hi! Today will be a fairly short post because of a place quite similar to Puy du Fou - the city of Tiffauges. It is a city located about 20 km from Les Epesses, which is why the attractions located in this city, and more specifically in the castle located there are quite similar - they refer to history, and specifically to the Middle Ages.
I immediately point out that the photos in this post come from the internet, because unfortunately, I can not find the disc on which there are photos incl. from this city and many others places - it's sad.
          The castle at Tiffauges is huge. From the street you can't see what to expect behind the walls, what attractions await us. You can see through the walls that it is very old - it dates from the 12th-13th century.

Entering through the gates, at first glance you can see a large wooden catapult, as well as a wooden watchtower. Then, passing the paths, you can see many medieval tools, weapons, exhibitions In the whole castle, or rather its courtyard, you can see many spectacles, such as knights' skirmishes, or hmmm I don't know what to call it, just look:

          Finally, see the movie advertising this castle, and I think that after these two movies and a few photos, which I will upload, I will encourage you to visit these two places someday - Puy du Fou & Castle of Bluebeard - this is how it has been called for many years Tiffauges Castle.

         

Les Epesses

          Hi! Today, like the post about Ile de Re, I will tell you about the place mentioned above - Les Epesses, and more about the event that takes place there "Puy du Fou".
          Les Epesses. This is the city where the Puy du Fou theme park is located, which I have already mentioned, that I was there with my class. For the record - it is a historical theme park. There are several "places" there, there are about 25-30 various performances. What else can I say not to repeat myself? It is a cool alternative to seeing the history with your own eyes instead of watching boring movies.

As you can see in the pictures, in this amusement park we can see such performances like these with the participation of Vikings, or various birds, e.g. owls, hawks trained to live among people, as well as a show about musketeers and Richelieu (unfortunately I do not have a photo).
          After all performances, groups of visitors go to the village medieval in this park, where you can see exhibitions from the Middle Ages. It was very interesting to see such old census boards or fabrics from such a distant era.

          It seems to me that this park is suitable for adults and also for children. There are shows for which it is inadvisable to take children, but for both age groups there will be something interesting in this park. It will make the time more pleasant, and also come out with new knowledge about history. I recommend this place to you!

La Faute-sur-Mer

          Hi! Today's post will be short, because it is a place that I wrote to you quite thoroughly last academic year while mentioning numerous trips to the ocean. Do you know what city this is about? Yes, I mean La Faute-sur-Mer. It is an oceanic place famous for access to the ocean rather than for monuments and tourists, so this post will be a reminiscence for me rather than recommending any buildings to see.
          It's not like that apart from the ocean, this place has nothing, but to see anything you should refuse to lie on a sunny beach or winter walk along the ocean. If we are already talking about seeing anything in this place, I am able to tell you that there is a church there, or rather a chapel - Saint Teresa's Chapel. It is a nice, quite modest chapel, and what else can you say about the church? You can pray in peace when you have such a need, because it is another church in which masses are held every two or three weeks.

          Well, let's move now to the most important vantage point in La Faute-sur-Mer - the ocean. Probably most of us dream of warmth, sunshine, beach, ocean. Well, this place is perfect for everyone. As I mentioned last semester, having so few kilometers to such a place, my family and I were regulars there. Whether in summer for sunbathing and cooling off in the water or in autumn or winter for a Sunday walk along the ocean shore. It was fun for kids like me and my sister to either run away from the waves or look for shells at low tide. Something beautiful.
          Honestly, there is no more to describe about this city, I will add to you at the end of this post two photos from the family album showing me and my sister on this wonderful beach. One was done in May (yes, where I lived there could have been such hot temperatures even at the beginning of April) and the other somehow in November and shows me and my sister looking for more shells for the collection - as if we had few at home, haha 😅

To the next post! Bye!

Rochefort

          Today's post will be about the city of history and art, because that's how it was announced - Rochefort. I will try to make the post not as long as the one about La Rochelle, but it is a real challenge considering the number of interesting places, monuments to see and visit.
          Therefore, let's start without dragging the topic. The first place worth seeing in Rochefort is the Royal Ropery. It is a building from the 17th century and impresses with its length and size. It is a museum, a great museum, where you can, among others, see an 18-minute audiovisual performance showing the history of this place, its purpose in the Arsenal since its construction in 1666 by king Louis XIV.

I'm already skipping the rest of the museum, and there are a lot of them, believe me a lot in Rochefort (I would have to write and write about them endlessly, boring you the same).
          Now I will show you the so-called Sun Door, the gate located in the heart of the city - the gate of the Arsenal. The gate of Arsenal Rochefort is a remnant of this former military port. From this door you could access the arsenal and a large part of the inhabitants of Rochefort crossed it on a daily basis to go to their place of work in the Arsenal. Personally, I associate it a little with the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

          We are now smoothly moving to Place Colbert. It is the central square of Rochefort surrounded by bars and many shops. It is ideal for a leisurely stroll. You can see there beautiful fountain. Here we can observe several organized activities for locals and tourists: A Christmas rink, sometimes concerts, dances. The photos do not reflect the size of this square at all, it can be seen in the photos that show two places on this square next to each other, and yet the landscape is different.

          Now, quite briefly, towards the end. It is time to introduce you the Transporter Bridge. This is an interesting and unusual way to cross the river. It's a lot of fun. It is located a short distance from the city center. A gondola crosses this bridge over this bridge. A hanging gondola from the bridge. This is only good for people with strong nerves and no fear of tallness, because I personally never got on it.

          Rochefort has numerous museums in its offer to visit, but also numerous parks, such as the famous Return Garden, which is located next to Coderie Royale, as well as many others. You can't describe it, you have to see it. At the end I will show you the Garden of Returns and here I say goodbye to you for a week. To the next post !