The bad news about Brittany is that it rains. A lot. There’s statistically a 55% chance that it is going to rain on any given day of the year. In the winter the odds are higher, in the summer the odds are lower, but even now it still can really interfere with our weekend exploring.

Last Sunday, we were bored and decided to go out anyway.

We visited a nearby town called Vitre. It has a lot of medieval achitecture, including a very complex city wall, a large
portion of which still stands.

Unfortunately, almost from the time we opened the car door after arriving, it began to rain. It was a light rain at first, but within 45 minutes, it was developing into a downpour. So we didn’t get to see as much ofthe town as we hoped. We’ll probably go back sometime when the weather is better.

We did get some interesting photos, though, even in the short time we were there.

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A view along part of the pedestrian area in Vitre.

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A view of one of the, shall we say, less well-maintained areas of the city wall. There is a sign along this part of the wall warning people not to climb it. I wonder why? They just don’t make 15th century wooden structures like they used to.

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I had trouble making a single picture that could capture all of this church– I couldn’t get very far away from it with out introducing major obstacles, so I built a vertical panorama. This church is representative of one the major styles we have seen in this area. By the way, flowers like the ones in the foreground can be seen throughout the city in public areas, which contributes to the town’s charm.

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To be perfectly honest, even though Sandi and I weren’t enjoying the rainy weather, the kids probably had as much fun on this trip as they have had on any other that we have taken in a while. Sadie has discovered it’s fun to carry an umbrella, just like her sisters.

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