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This ice cream cornet would make a fitting companion for
Hell's Hot Dog - although the ice cream parlour it's attached to is actually really good.
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There's another cornet alongside. I can't decide whether it represents a dream or nightmare: all the ice cream you could ever eat, or a shrunken, hypothermic child?
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Both are in
Sables-d'Or-les-Pins, an extraordinary town on the Breton coast. It was created as a resort among sand dunes in the 1920s by Roland Brouard. Horses and sports cars raced there, jazz musicians gave concerts, a casino and a high-class restaurant were opened. The Wall Street Crash ended the resort's heyday, following which Brouard died impoverished.
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In recent years, the resort has enjoyed a revival. Once more, the broad central avenue is full of appealing cafes, tourists walking and cycling, and a unique atmosphere. However, don't look too closely at the ice cream cones...
2 comments:
I just love the ice cream cones, much better than anything I have seen in this country.
Yes, for all their faults they have a definite appeal. Funnily, yesterday I saw the twin of the first one here in another town in Brittany.
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