FRANCE - LIZIO

LIZIO. Friday June 16

Today is our last full day in Brittany.

Libby spotted an article about this village so we drove 30 minutes or so through beautiful country-side to have a look.

Along the way were many wind-turbines, prolific in this corner of the world, quietly producing re-newable energy, without polluting the environment.

HOW HARD IS IT AUSTRALIA ?

 

The next good idea to greet us in this tiny village in rural France was a re-charging station for electric cars. 

It was across the road from large, Hand-carved wooden sculptures.

 

 

A few kilometres outside the village we located ' the world of the poetic scrapman' where he has created a surreal place of colourful dreams, with decorative Eco-homes, changing sculptures and unruly machines, many wind -powered. It is a work of 25 years at this stage.

He is known as 'the recycle King' and judging by the numbers of excited school children who had been bussed to see his fantastic world, his work is certainly appreciated!

 

Back in the village there were a few static exhibitions of period clothing, a class-room and a dining room.

 

We were amazed to see a baguette vending machine and as we gazed at it a man drove up, opened it and re-filled it with fresh bread. Obviously there isn't a bakery in the village but fresh bread is available at any time for 1€10. I have to say it was an incongruous, 21st.Century-touch in a medieval village!

 

 

We wandered the quiet streets and enjoyed the beautiful square and gardens and potted plants. Brittany does spring flowers very well and it seems the local councils keep them looking good.

We finished with a cup of coffee under the shady umbrellas, at the only bar, small but well patronised by the local people. There is truth in the old adage - 'use it or loose it'!