Friday, March 11, 2016

Wednesday October 14, 2015 - Dinan, Rennes, and St Malo, France


We got up at 7:30, showered and went to breakfast at 8:30 am.

We left Dinan at 9:30 and headed to Rennes.  Rennes is a large city with lots of shopping.  It had a street of beautiful half-timbered buildings.  We were a bit disappointed as there was not much else to see.
Beautiful half-timbered buildings in Rennes, France

Some beautiful structures spread throughout this historic city

Narrow streets, many of them pedestrian only

The narrow streets in Rennes, France


At 11:30 headed back to Dinan but instead went to St. Malo.  Beautiful walled city.  Walked around the inside and on the ramparts.  At 1 pm we stopped for lunch at The Unicorn Restaurant and we both had moules-frites and a sugar crepe with a bottle of Bordeaux red wine.  Delicious 1.5 hour lunch sitting outside in the sun.

The beautiful walled city of St Malo

The tide was way, way out.  We could see Le Mont St Michel from here!

Another selfie on the wall around the city

Beautiful walled fortress in St Malo

The delicious moule et frites in St Malo.  Eating outside was wonderful!

The buildings on the waterfront just outside the walled city of St Malo

We then headed back to Dinan and finally found the car park for the car for the night.  It was a nice facility and not too far from the B&B.  The indoor parking is included with the room.  I took a nap and then we walked around Dinan to see the sights.  It is a beautiful walled city but we couldn’t find a way to walk on the ramparts.  We bought a couple of bottles of wine and Tim bought a sailor’s shirt during our city walk.
The church across from our B&B

Inside of the small church in Dinan

Part of the old walled city and fortresses in Dinan

Great walkway all around the old city of Dinan

Stained glass in a church in Dinan

Narrow streets mostly used by pedestrians in Dinan

Beautiful half-timbered buildings scattered through the city of Dinan


We enjoyed one bottle of the wine in the sitting area at the B&B.  It was a nice St Emilion which is one of our favorites.

Tonight we enjoyed a table d’hote at the B&B at 7:30 cooked by Jerome and Stefan.  We had a huge salad with greens, chicken, and cheese.  This was followed with salmon with Indian spices in aluminum foil – it was so moist and good.  Then there was a cheese course followed by a local dessert with salted-caramel ice cream.  And our dinner was of course accompanied by a bottle of Bordeaux wine.  It was all too much to eat but very delicious.  It was fun having a new experience with the table d’hote.

We went to bed and read for a while about 9:30.  Tomorrow is another travel day to the north-west corner of Brittany.

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