A week to kill on Guernsey
I thought i might try another trip report.
MrsFr attends a week-long course every year on Guernsey and while she's doing her thing, i'm at liberty to have a little look around. Again.
Having been here a number of times already and walked around the island, seen almost all the attractions both major and minor, finding something new to look at is going to be a bit of a task - hence the title.
For those that don't know, Guernsey is one of the Channel Islands but just off the coast of France. Very approximately it's roughly shaped like a right angled triangle about 9miles (14km) down the hypotenuse and 5miles (8km) across the thickest bit. While they use English and they drive on the left like the UK, they have their own government and currency (Guernsey pounds, 1:1 with UKP) - a sworn allegiance since the time of King John in the early 1200s, i believe. So kind of part of the UK. But not. I don't claim to try to understand it or be any kind of expert, just i've been here a few times and you pick stuff up.
I'm sure there's a lot of history here, going back to Dolmen from ancient civilizations right up to comparatively recent modern history. What with the relationship with and against france over the years, the fact that the channel islands were the only British lands occupied by the Nazis during WW2 figures large - the 80th anniversary celebrations for their liberation were just a few weeks ago.
With that all said...