We got caught up in the stream of traffic, and ended up in a parking lot
down by the port.
As we were preparing to go trudging through the steady rain, this little
white sightseeing train with a roof showed up. We took it.
Vannes has incorporated its medieval ramparts into the city. The moat
was turned into a floral display
Look
closely at that Ermine of Brittany display. It was planted over a
Fleur-de-Lis!
The old washhouse is where laundry women would come to beat the clothes
on rocks.
There
are well-preserved houses of a wide variety of styles in the old town.
Gates
and narrow streets lend a charm to Vannes that you don't find elsewhere.
These carved figurines originally told people what kind of business was
located here. Now the locals have nicknamed them "Vannes and his
wife."
The cathedral in Vannes, like the city, has elements from many
centuries, including these carved stalls.
