Rocky cliffs at the Pointe du Raz on the west coast of Brittany France (or Bretagne). Waves crash into rocks at the shore. The lighthouse of "La Vieille" is visible off the rocky point. Numerous sail boats and fishing boats in a quiet harbor, likely in Concarneau.
The sea shore in Concarneau, Brittany (Bretagne), France. Men seated on rocks in the old medieval Ville Close. Sail boats in the harbor in the background. Men, women and children near houses. Two elderly men talk to each other in Breton as one smokes a pipe. Two men row a boat with people in it. The boat reaches the shore and people get off, mostly women and children. They walk up a cobbled sidewalk. Their wooden shoes or clogs click loudly as they walk. Women talk in Breton, laugh and shout as they wash clothes. They use brushes and beaters. A young girl washing clothes. Women dry out the clothes on a lawn and hedge.
Mont-Saint-Michel island at the mouth of the Couesnon River in Normandy, France. Views of the tidal island from afar and on the island itself. Houses and buildings in the village. The abbey of Norman architecture style located near a garden. Arches and pillars. Pillars in the passageway. The spire of Saint-Michel and Gothic details. A glass window in the arched hallway.
Men and women pick grapes on a farm in France. Children stand nearby. The men and women with baskets on their back. They pick grapes and drop them into the baskets and wheel barrows. The picked grapes are then loaded into barrels on a cart. People follow the cart and sing songs in French as the cart is driven away to a wine making facility. The barrels are unloaded and grapes collected in a vast container. Men with pitchforks sort the grapes. A worker offers another a glass of wine.
Festivities during the Inauguration of "Monument aux Bigoudens" in Pont l'Abbe, Bretagne (Brittany) France. Large crowd of children and adults in traditional Breton costume. People hold flags. They proceed down a town street toward the waterfront. There, on a large wharf, a sailing vessel is docked (no sails visible) and groups of men view the festivities from its masts and rigging. Children dance in a circle. Women in Breton costume are seen wearing a variety of tall lace coifs. Couples dance inside a circle as people watch. Musicians play instruments called: Biniou Coz and Bombarde. Spectators applaud. Emile Cueff, the local Bard, and his wife, sing a duet. Their daughter, Annick, stands between them, holding their hands.
The city of Paris. Boats underway in the Seine River. The Eiffel tower on the river bank. View through the front of a train as a man drives it. View of buildings, train tracks, industries, clock tower, and River Seine from the train. People stand in line at the station. The train enters a tunnel.
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