Instead of heading straight back to La Tranche on our return to Nantes airport we headed north to Morbihan for a couple of days to catch up with 'Er from Brittany after her recent UK visit.
Look where we flew over on our way: La Rochelle and l'Île de Ré. We could have parachuted down to chez nous!
'Er took us to visit the Écomusée at Brech.
Quote from La Golfe de Morbihan Vannes Tourism site: In the heart of a village of thatched cottages, the Écomusée de St-Dégan retraces the life of the peasants of the Pays d'Auray between 1850 and 1950. It offers a look into the past and offers keys to understanding the world today.
The main living space in one of the cottages
Up the stairs...
...to the schoolroom.
Outside, the water supply...
...and evidence of previous occupations.
A very short bed in another cottage
More stairs...
...perhaps where crops were dried.
Another cottage with more very short beds...
...and a dining table that would be appreciated nowadays.
More evidence of activities in the hamlet
Nowadays we'd think of this as a pizza oven. Imagine the smell when the bread was baking!
Finally a barn for storage and no doubt where animals were kept in the cold weather
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