Friday Postcard: La Rochelle

Posted on 28. Oct, 2011 by in Photos

I’ve spotted these mysterious piles of rocks in Eastern Europe, Iceland, Australia and even Thailand. Now here they are in La Rochelle, France. Who builds these things anyways? (Picture by Marie @ EuroTripTips).

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6 Responses to “Friday Postcard: La Rochelle”

  1. RenegadePilgrim

    28. Oct, 2011

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairn

    These things are all over the place on trails in the US. They are often used as trail markers. Hope that helps.

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  2. DTravelsRound

    28. Oct, 2011

    I saw them on a little island in Croatia, too!

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  3. Amanda

    28. Oct, 2011

    They’re called “cairns.” They were traditionally left by hikers to mark the way along a trail. These days, though, it’s kind of just a fad to add some rocks to them in an “I’ve been here” sort of way.

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  4. Abhijit

    29. Oct, 2011

    I saw some in photos in a friend’s album from a trip to Norway.

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