Thursday, November 22, 2012

DAY AND NIGHT

Brise-lames
Since the late 17th century oak logs embedded in the sand have been used to form a breakwater along the ramparts of Saint-Malo, diminishing the shock of violent waves that come at high tide. Saint-Malo, on the Baie du Mont Saint-Michel, experiences some of the highest tides in Europe; click here to fully appreciate.

Vocabulary
un brise-lames:  a breakwater
briser:  to break
une lame:   a wave; also a blade


Photos Marianne Lecron
©2012 P.B. Lecron

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