Dear fellow citizens
The Óifisch Rexhital del Tourismeu dal Insulā da Cézembre is preparing a Talossan Expedition to Cézembre in August, a one-day trip between the 1st and the 17th.
I hope some of you will be able to join, contact me so that we can select a date together !
If no one can join, I will proudly represent our Kingdom in this historical visit and take many pictures to share with you all.
In the meanwhile I will post in this thread some touristic information and regular updates on the preparation of this August 2023 Euro-Haxh !

For all information on the Óifisch Rexhital del Tourismeu dal Insulā da Cézembre :
https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?msg=20872

Preparation is the secret of a successful expedition ..

Some useful links :

How to get to Cézembre  ?
Regular boats or Taxi boats (20 minutes crossing from Saint-Malo or Dinard) :
https://bateauxrouges.com/cezembre/
https://compagniecorsaire.com/en/destination/ile-cezembre/
http://www.captain-taxi.fr/cezembre/

Learn about Cézembre ;
General : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9zembre
WWW2 bombings : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardement_de_C%C3%A9zembre (fr only)
WWW2 military ruins : https://fortifications-et-armements.clicforum.fr/t1623-Regard-sur-l-ile-de-Cezembre.htm (fr only)
Short amateur video : https://youtu.be/RFXpymHTngc
French TV short documentary : https://youtu.be/sgfsQzDKbEY (The Restaurant 'le Relai des Corsaires' is now closed)
Martyr island (one of the most bombed place during WW2) : https://youtu.be/Iv7zKLWJdwk

Learn about Saint-Malo:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Malo
https://www.brittanytourism.com/destinations/the-10-destinations/cap-frehel-saint-malo-mont-saint-michel-bay/saint-malo/
https://youtu.be/Tw9GQUMqXdw

Learn about Dinard:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinard
https://www.ville-dinard.fr/ (fr only)
https://youtu.be/FsOBwjWsRBY
https://youtu.be/M7KDCKuI9kI (fr)

Shouldn't be far away..

Asterix is part of your research!

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on July 20, 2023, 11:29:46 AMAsterix is part of your research!

And one of the Corto Maltese books, another excellent comic series (by the late, great Hugo Pratt.) (I felt the need to point this out because I am an obsessed comic book nerd.)

Quote from: Iason Taiwos on July 20, 2023, 03:40:56 PM(I felt the need to point this out because I am an obsessed comic book nerd.)

So am I ! Hugo Pratt is one of my favourite authors of course.. I'm lucky enough to have a public library nearby from which I borrow every week half a dozen comics or graphic novels, there are so many good albums to discover

Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on July 20, 2023, 06:11:50 PM

Quote from: Iason Taiwos on July 20, 2023, 03:40:56 PM(I felt the need to point this out because I am an obsessed comic book nerd.)

So am I ! Hugo Pratt is one of my favourite authors of course.. I'm lucky enough to have a public library nearby from which I borrow every week half a dozen comics or graphic novels, there are so many good albums to discover

I was introduced to Hugo Pratt via a reprint series in English by NBM Publications in the late nineties, of the "Ballad of the Salt Sea" storyline. I thought it was absolutely fantastic. This kind of stuff isn't that easy to find in the United States. A lot of my exposure to European comics was from reading the magazine "Heavy Metal". Introduced me to people like Moebius, Guido Crepax, Milo Manara.(Overjoyed to find another comic nerd in Talossa...I started a club in Talossa for comic book aficionados, but no one joined...you are more than welcome to join!)

Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on July 20, 2023, 06:11:50 PM

Quote from: Iason Taiwos on July 20, 2023, 03:40:56 PM(I felt the need to point this out because I am an obsessed comic book nerd.)

So am I ! Hugo Pratt is one of my favourite authors of course.. I'm lucky enough to have a public library nearby from which I borrow every week half a dozen comics or graphic novels, there are so many good albums to discover

I'd also like to add that even libraries in smaller towns like where I live are catching on. Our local library has two full bookcases devoted to comics/graphic novels. For years I've been digging thru back issue boxes at the local comics store, trying to complete my run of Neil Gaiman's "Sandman". Found out that my local library has the full series (in trade paperback format.)

Some Gin from Brittany to warm us up, the weather is a bit cold in August
(Left one is from Saint Malo, sea weed inside)

(and on the sofa : Maki, my Talossan-in-nature lazy cat)

Cézembre restaurant, closed on september 2022 after the passing of its owner, will open again this week-end ! Have they been made aware of our expedition ?

https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/au-large-de-saint-malo-lile-de-cezembre-se-prepare-a-revivre-avec-la-reouverture-de-son-restaurant-f175e092-2fb0-11ee-a1e3-ef4157af2277?fbclid=IwAR0EpMZFFNs-8pT-TG2gmZsjMJQ76IoDK1KBr-bZauad71-_u-zIcGbWIB0_aem_AfRdKwReUTt-dnwCp0vkHZ2zX_ewzepYk4VgoXoraGSnSjLBZpVuG2qlQuPPkBxv88A#lkuylu4i7if5p3fv0q

Dear friends of our fair Isle,

the Óifisch Rexhital del Tourismeu dal Insulā da Cézembre (a.k.a the Royal Tourist Office of the Island of Cézembre) proudly presents this report on the Talossan Expedition to Cézembre, held on August, 15th 2023 :

>>>>> https://youtu.be/YJ-qWx0zxaM

For more information :
https://wiki.talossa.com/%C3%93ifisch_Rexhital_del_Tourismeu_dal_Insul%C4%81_da_C%C3%A9zembre

Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on August 15, 2023, 05:40:28 PMDear friends of our fair Isle,

the Óifisch Rexhital del Tourismeu dal Insulā da Cézembre (a.k.a the Royal Tourist Office of the Island of Cézembre) proudly presents this report on the Talossan Expedition to Cézembre, held on August, 15th 2023 :

>>>>> https://youtu.be/YJ-qWx0zxaM

For more information :
https://wiki.talossa.com/%C3%93ifisch_Rexhital_del_Tourismeu_dal_Insul%C4%81_da_C%C3%A9zembre

Wow!
Great work!
Thank you for sharing all of this with us!