Chris, Interesting story and photos. I love the stone forts outlasting the concrete. Regards, Bob S.
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Chris Mitchell<chris.mitch...@which.net> wrote: > 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 > > K7, mostly with DA* 16-50 and some DA* 50-135 > > Chris > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
