Beautiful Bretagne, Chartres' Cathedral, and the Chateaux de la Loire

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April 2nd 2007

Published: April 2nd 2007

I just had the most fabulous week with my Mom here in France. Her long-anticipated vist to see me was even more fabulous than I had been hoping for, and we certainly managed to pack a lot of stuff into 8 days! She arrived early on Sunday, March 25, and stayed until noon on April 2nd. During that span, we spent 3 days in Bretagne (Brittany, in the north-west of France), stopped in Chartres on the ... Read Full Entry

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My name is Robyn Liska and I graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. I spent my junior year abroad in Paris and studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques (aka Sciences Po) studying international relations and sustainable development. I created this blogsite so that all of my family and friends could stay in touch with me and follow my adventures through Europe and beyond. Subsequent moves have taken me to Breckenridge, CO, Boston, MA and Washington, DC, so there is plenty to read about! Enjoy.... full info

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Port near Saint-Andre-Pleyneuf

This town is at the beginning of the Cote d'Emeraude (Emerald Coast), arguable the prettiest and most famous in Bretagne.

La Grande Plage de Saint-Andre-Pleyneuf

Gorgeous! Must be PACKED with bathers in the summertime.

Plage du Val-Andre-Pleneuf

Popular, chic resort town. No wonder.

On the Cap Frehel

Definitely one of the most wind-swept locations in France!

Beach on the Cap de Frehel

Lighthouse at the Cap Frehel

A family lives here and tends the light- which is definitely welcome during the harsh, long, dark winters!

Bretagne Coast- Fort la Motte

Seen from the Cap Frehel

Coastline south of Fort la Motte

Downtown Dinard at sunset

Cathédrale de Chartres

The cathedral is so tall that this is the only picture I have of it's entire height!

Stained Glass of Chartres

This was Mom's and my favorite window.

Window Detail

Every single one of the windows was this amazingly detailed. Incredible!

The Gardens of Villandry

The gardens are the most famous aspect of the chateau of Villandry. They were never historically like this, however- they were created in the early 1900s in order to turn the estate into a profitable enterprise!

The Gardens of Villandry 2

Seen from the hillside walking path

Diane de Poitiers' Garden at Chenonceau

Chenonceau

Known as the Chateau des Deux Dames, Chenonceau was owned by the mistress and then by the widow of Henri II, and it is the most elegant and feminine of all the chateaux of the Loire.