@randystreat@seattlite Thank you both - in this view you only see one of the three wings so it does look plainer. The other two wings give on to the lake so this aspect is what visitors to the Abbey have first seen for over 8 centuries!
It's so easy to take this for granted as I see it almost daily. This shot brings me up short and makes me relais how fortunate I am to live at Paimpont.