Briennon

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Rain, rain, rain, almost all day. 

Early, before the rain started, I walked to the town, Puilly-sous-Charlieu, 2 kms away across the river, in search of a grocery store.  We have run out of fresh vegetables and in this little village there is a bakery, a pharmacy, a hairdresser, quite a few restaurants and bars, but no grocery store. 

A view from the bridge across the very wide Loire River

Pouilly-sous-Charlieu

Is this a teasel?

After that we just chilled, read books and hid from the rain.  At the end of the afternoon the rain stopped a while so I dashed to the church to take some photos.  It is a beautiful little church.  The apse and choir date from the 11^th century but the nave and side aisles were rebuilt in 1837, not long after the canal was built.  It is only the second one I have seen that is painted inside; the last one was in Aire-sur-la-Lys.

This is a view of the 11th century end

19th century nave...

...and aisles

11th century apse

13th century mosaic floor in the 11th century choir

 The following photos are details of the 11th century section:

In the 19th century aisle, I was amused at this chap, Saint Isadore, who looks decidely 18th century

And this is Saint Michael, with his foot on the shoulders of a devil

A 13th century statue outside the church

Back in the port: a sundial on the wall

Know idea who this is