SaintMalo,a historic French port on the English Channel coast,is famous for having the highest tides in Europe,with breakwater defenses barely keeping giant waves from hitting residential buildings.Seeing SaintMalo at...SaintMalo,a historic French port on the English Channel coast,is famous for having the highest tides in Europe,with breakwater defenses barely keeping giant waves from hitting residential buildings.Seeing SaintMalo at low tide and then again at high tide is like looking at two completely different towns.The buildings and the way they are laid out are the same,but the existence of a beach as wide as the eye can see at one point,and the complete lack thereof just a few hours later,is truly strange.And not only does the ocean come in hard at high tide,but it's strong as well,with giant waves pounding against the waterfront and splashing up to the tops of exposed buildings.展开更多
文摘SaintMalo,a historic French port on the English Channel coast,is famous for having the highest tides in Europe,with breakwater defenses barely keeping giant waves from hitting residential buildings.Seeing SaintMalo at low tide and then again at high tide is like looking at two completely different towns.The buildings and the way they are laid out are the same,but the existence of a beach as wide as the eye can see at one point,and the complete lack thereof just a few hours later,is truly strange.And not only does the ocean come in hard at high tide,but it's strong as well,with giant waves pounding against the waterfront and splashing up to the tops of exposed buildings.
