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Another gloriously sunny day, though the wind had picked up to give it a bit more of an autumnal feel, which is fair enough as it's autumn.
We began with a trip to the Little Chapel. In 1904, a group of de la Salle brothers arrived in Guernsey from France, acquiring Les Vauxbelets (pretty little valleys).
In 1914, recent arrival Brother Deodat built a tiny chapel, 9ft by 4.5ft, but it was critised so he demolished it overnight. He then constructed a grotto and a slightly larger chapel, 9ft by 6ft. This survived until September 1923 when he demolished it after the visiting Bishop of Portsmouth had not been able to pass through the doorway!
So he started work on the massive 16ft long present chapel. He spent day after day collecting pebbles, shells, broken china etc with which to decorate the shrine. Following an article in the Daily Mirror, he received contributions from around the world.
The chapel is an amazing building with a couple of shrines built into the hill, with little windows above them to admit natural light.
Next to the chapel resides the Martin Guille Gold and Silversmiths and Guernsey Clockmaker, where Mum bought a charming charm of a Guernsey flag for her charming bracelet.
We then made our way to The German Occupation Museum. This is a fascinating collection of memorabilia from when Nazi Germany occupied the Channel Islands from 1940-45.
We proceeded to Pleinmont to admire the views across the bay, including Fort Grey, known colloquially as the teacup and saucer.
Our next destination was the distinctive Torteval Church, with a round tower and witch's hat spire. The interior of the church is also striking with a light and airy feel due in large part to the beautiful clear glass windows.
While Mum decided to keep BB company, I explored the Batterie Dolman Gunpit on the coast. This is a restored German WWII gun battery complete with trenches and gun. A little further along the coast is one of many concrete gun emplacement and a little further still an observation tower in which it was possible to enter and see the same views as the German gunners.
Finally, on the way home we stumbled across the extremely useful sign pictured. Approaching from the Other Way, we went This Way before coming back from the Other Way again. Avoiding the Wrong Way, we went That Way home.
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