European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A one of the hundreds of Heads carved in the coastal Rock a near St Malo above. Mont St Michel rises like a Pyramid out of the Bre tonian Flatland right. The mysterious soul of Wmma. A t v \ 1 i % $ u t i % a u �1 l Sta j. I. 5 Tia i continued from Page to. / a a a a and pinned to the Point where it towers above their coiffure a to the making of an Melet which has Abo been elevated to an Art Here. Even the pastime of drinking becomes a cultural event in Brittany. Known to enjoy a Glass of wine or two or three Breton men sometimes spend the whole evening in neighbourhood pubs. It was not Long ago when their. A a a wives regularly arrived at pubs at closing time pushing wheelbarrows up to the front doors to c collect Theira husbands. A a a a a. With 750 Miles of Shoreline Brittany is a seafaring place. The coast pigs and tags in and out like a incomplete Jigsaw Puzzle. The Shore is covered with colourful jagged rocks and the beaches Are carpeted with Fine White Sand. For years after an Oil spill in 1978,. French and other europeans shied away from the beaches Here. But now they Are returning. There is no better Way to drink in the spirit of the Northern coast than to drive along it and there is no better starting Point than St Malo a walled City surrounded by 13th-Century Rar parts. Largely destroyed by nazi troops it was restored after world War ii St Malo appealed directly to the sea Tover in me. Sailors wander the streets fishermen Are constantly bringing in the daily catch of oysters and fish and there is clean Beach stretching alongside the City just a 10. Minute walk from downtown. From St Malo Mont St Michel is an easy 45-Minule drive. Constructed Over six centuries and compared by the French writer Victor Hugo to the great pyramids the elaborate 121 h be n t u by Abbey towers Over the Atlantic atop a Granite Island that is separated from the Mainland by a Dike Small shops and cafes line the Mountainside approach to the Abbey giving it an Ovcar a touristy feel and yet they do not diminish the Impact of a visit Here a which can easily take up a full Day. It was in leaving Mont-5t-Michef in die late afternoon that the feeling of supernatural foreboding first fell Over me. I am not sure whether it was the  the winds across the Atlantic or the shadows that fell from gothic images set in Granite. But something gave me the feeling that i was being watched. Unlike the rest of France with its largely latin Southern feel Brittany is celtic. It is bound to Ireland and Wales in spirit and history driven out of Britain in the fifth Century the celts sailed across the water and landed Here. They called it Little Britain which was later a shortened to Brittany. 1. As we made our Way through the Region i gradually sensed the marriage of frenc h and celtic customs. In St. Malo for example i saw a group of musicians wearing. Continued on Page 14 12 stripes Magazine january 19, 1995 waterspouts Are popular along the coast above which also offers very fresh seafood left. It Vafi Quot a at1 a Day in Brittany includes enjoying its rugged coast of Rose Granite above stopping for a Chat in Canale a fishing port famous for its oysters and sniffing up an antique shop below.  january 19, 1995 stripes Magazine 13