Castle Cornet and St Peter port

There is so much to see so we start straight away.
St Peter Port is bedecked with flowers, sprouting from pots, framing windows and hanging from the sides of buildings.

Introducing Admiral Du Saumarez...
When Room 16 made their flat Stanleys, one student was away... Matthew.  So while visiting Castle Cornet I picked up a cut out figure of the Admiral to be photographed for Matthew.  Here he is in full naval regalia, complete with sword and gun.

Castle Cornet  dominates the port, an unmistakable landmark  from sea or land.

There are lots of war-y things to see... cannons, piles of rocks and cannonballs, trebuchets and mangonels... some great designs we could have used when we made cotton ball catapults.

trebuchet

mangonel

a pile of cannon balls

Guernsey's history is coloured by the sea, being an island nation is both protection from invasion and an isolated target with few allies in times of strife.
Arriving by boat..

An invasion ...