On 17/8/09, Chris Mitchell, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'm on holiday in Guernsey - the home of my wife Karin. Guernsey is one of >the Channel Islands (the other main ones are Jersey, Alderney and Sark). >They've been part of the British Isles since the Norman Conquest (so not >very long really!) and are still Crown Dependencies, albeit with a level of >independence and tax haven status... > >Guernsey is only 9 miles by 5 miles and is an intriguing mix of English and >French. English is the main language (although many of the older people >speak the Guernsey patois which is a combination of Norman French, modern >French and English), the pound is the currency and they drive on the right >side of the road (i.e. the left). The names of the parishes and the street >names are mostly French in origin. > >The threat of invasion has always been taken very seriously as the islands >are much nearer to France than to England. The GESO here shows some of the >defences - including those built by the Germans in WW2. The Channel Isles >were the only bit of the British Isles to be occupied by Germany in WW2 >(there's a famous propaganda picture of German troops marching outside >Lloyds bank in St Peter Port, Guernsey's town). Karin's parents were in >Guernsey during the occupation and her mother is really good at telling the >fascinating stories from that time. > >Hope you find this of interest: >http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Fortress/index.html
Good job Chris - interesting pics, have a great time! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
