I was in Cape Breton on 9/11 hiking a rock filled stream oblivious to what was happening in the world. My world for a few hours in the forest and streams. A real sense of place and then........
This is really cool! What a beautiful place. Yes, Canada is weird like that. So similar to America, and yet, it's like you're in Europe. Nova Scotia literally means "New Scotland."
Just this past week, I road tripped across to Cincinatti, then down to Knoxville, TN, and then up through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, back home to NY. It got me thinking about the British and Celtic people who settled that area. It is so amazing to think of the obscure Celtic dialects that exist in places like that which have gotten lost. The last of their native speakers have passed on.
One such dialect is Breton from Bretagne, in northern France. They were Britons who settled in Northern France and had a mixed Celtic/French dialect that is mostly gone now.
These people liked to settle in regions that were like their homeland.
Sounds like a great road trip, Lila! Yes, all the other cultures, dialects, traditions that have either morphed, or been forgotten, or been stamped out. But then the blended cultures, too. I love your insights! Thanks for sharing.
I was in Cape Breton on 9/11 hiking a rock filled stream oblivious to what was happening in the world. My world for a few hours in the forest and streams. A real sense of place and then........
Lovely post. Love the pictures.
Thank you, @Cami!
This is really cool! What a beautiful place. Yes, Canada is weird like that. So similar to America, and yet, it's like you're in Europe. Nova Scotia literally means "New Scotland."
Just this past week, I road tripped across to Cincinatti, then down to Knoxville, TN, and then up through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, back home to NY. It got me thinking about the British and Celtic people who settled that area. It is so amazing to think of the obscure Celtic dialects that exist in places like that which have gotten lost. The last of their native speakers have passed on.
One such dialect is Breton from Bretagne, in northern France. They were Britons who settled in Northern France and had a mixed Celtic/French dialect that is mostly gone now.
These people liked to settle in regions that were like their homeland.
Wow, that's incredible and must have felt like time stood still for a bit, Allen!! Where did you go in Cape Breton?
We were near Cabot trail and I no longer remember the exact location. We stayed at a great place with a library in the entrance room or foyer.
Sounds like a great road trip, Lila! Yes, all the other cultures, dialects, traditions that have either morphed, or been forgotten, or been stamped out. But then the blended cultures, too. I love your insights! Thanks for sharing.