Back in our familiar 11th arrondissement again and it feels great. The only bad thing? It means our holiday is almost over and I'm not ready to go home yet. It's our last day here tomorrow, with our flight leaving Charles de Gaulle airport tomorrow night, before the long trip home. But, we've been making … Continue reading Ahhh, Paris……

It seems that our hire car (voiture de location) is the only thing that has caused us any concern this holiday and returning it was no different, but it wasn't any problems with duplicate train station names this time. No, the cause of the problem was due to all the work being done in the … Continue reading Rennes – what a wonderful surprise.

No car for us today. Unfortunately it's our last day in Dinan and we intend to make every minute count. The Dinan weekly market was on, so we trekked back up the steep Rue de Jerzual and voila, there it was! The Dinan market is huge, with many stalls of fresh fruits and vegetables, meat … Continue reading Allons-y … en vélo!

This morning we drove to Cancale, a small town about 45 minutes from Dinan. It was clear from the moment we saw the water, why the area has been named ' The Emerald Coast'.  Another 'Manu's France' location, as we saw him visit the oyster markets there. Jeff, who loves any type of seafood, was … Continue reading La Côte d’Emeraude…..

Up early this morning and had to take a photo of the town blanketed in fog. It looked very magical. Later, while  eating breakfast before heading out for the day, we saw the children from the local school having their PE lesson - in canoe's on the river! Lot's of 'Tournez à gauche!!' and 'Arrêtez!!!' … Continue reading PE lessons, Dinan style.

Today we drove to Mont- St-Michel, a place we have both been really looking forward to seeing. Thought to date back to 708, when the Bishop of Avranches had it built as a sanctuary on Mount Tombe in honour of the Archangel, it soon became a major focus of pilgrimage. The Benedictine monks settled there … Continue reading Mont-St-Michel..a World Heritage Site and better than any gym workout…

Salted butter. A Breton specialty, once tasted, you can never go back....      

Well, unless you count the regional cake called ' Kouign Amann', of course. Basically, it’s made with pastry, sugar and butter. Then you add as much extra butter as you like. Once cooked, pour over a syrup made with sugar and butter. Serve warm with butter. So, you get the idea..... We had a small … Continue reading No calories in Brittany…