A drive through north-west France

[TheRealTMA]

Cancale this morning for huitres . Then into St Malo for moules for lunch.

Washed down with a good Sancerre I hope!

 

[Quickstatus]

detect actual agriculture

Typically it would be botanical remains - say storage of seed, evidence of irrigation, maybe cave or stone art about those activities, farming tools.

Have you visited Gobekli Tepe - another Neolithic site with lots of megaliths?
Apparently safe despite the juxtaposition with Syria

 

[RooFlyer]

Have you visited Gobekli Tepe - another Neolithic site with lots of megaliths?

Definitely on the list. I think it’s the very earliest evidence of any sort of building or construction.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Definitely on the list. I think it’s the very earliest evidence of any sort of building or construction.

Not sure about that. There are a few old buildings in our suburb.

 

[RooFlyer]

Cancale this morning for huitres . Then into St Malo for moules for lunch.

Correction - moules out of season. Had a Galette saucisse instead.

 

[RooFlyer]

Then onto the Sofitel at Quiberon. One night, tried for it to be two, but couldn't and so glad of that.



Bad start when I followed the signs on the street to the wrong entrance. There are three - old wing (where I was at then), the 'Insititue' (a health spa) and the 'new wing' where my reservation was. I actually had to drive across to the other reception.

Check-in, continued bad start; my room key didn't work (and it was a long way back to reception) and they also told me then that they gave me the wrong boom gate access card. But then things brightened, with the room







But went backwards again when I discovered there was no aircon and this is what a Sofitel could manage as a welcome to a Plat - a 'Cher Member' typed card and a Sofitel luggage tag!

As I said, the hotel was built in 2 or 3 stages. My wing, 'Ocean' was built later and is only open in Summer. All the restaurants and barrs are located at the far end of the original wing - 250m from reception and 300m+ from my room!! And not straightforward - you have to navigate up and down stairs, twisting corridors through the health spa part to get there. Whoever thought that was a good idea shouldn't be in hotels.



I went into town for some supplies. Quiberon is a sea-side holiday place, bit it didn't hold much attraction for me.



Snacks on my terrace. No saucers for cups that I could use for a plate nor any glasses other than some tumblers.



I planned to go to nice place in town for dinner and even started perusing the menu



Ordered Uber, ut it never found a driver. Uber here hooks into the local taxis, but no-one accepted the 2 attempts I tried. So I went to the bar for the snack menu but even that was depressing, so I ended up having more snacks in my room.



Indoor pool



The hotel from the sea-side. My room far right; restaurants and bars far left. Obstacle course in the middle.



SO this Sofitel was the worst I have ever been in. So relieved I didn't go the second night!