mardi 11 juillet 2017

Guernsey

When you enter Saint Helier, the capital city of the island, here is the first building you cross after the ferry terminal. Feels like home...



Here are the visits of the day:

Victor Hugo's house, where he lived during the last 14 years of his exile, from 1856 to 1870, with most of the furniture and decoration designed by himself, year after year.





The Little Chapel was created in July 1914, by Brother Déodat. He planned to create a miniature version of the grotto and basilica at Lourdes, the Rosary Basilica.
Some articles in the Daily Mail said that it "is the smallest functioning chapel in Europe, if not the world". It was originally built in March 1914 (measuring 9 feet long by 4.5 feet wide).
After taking criticism from other brothers, Déodat demolished the chapel. He finished a second chapel in July 1914 (measuring 9 feet by 6 feet). However, when the Bishop of Portsmouth visited in 1923, he could not fit through the door, so Déodat again demolished it.
The third and current version of the chapel started soon after the last demolition, and measures 16 feet by 9 feet.





The Museum of German Occupation, in order to get the view of Guernsey people after the visit of the War Tunnels in Jersey 2 days ago, is located in Le Bourg, a village covered with flowers, including the bus stop







You will note the slight difference between the welcoming messages in French in the local buses
- Jersey: Buonjour a bord d' la beusse
- Guernsey: Bianvnu a bord


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