http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , France , Brittany en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 06:12:16 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:12:16 +0000 Had an interesting nights sleep a hundred yards from the main road in a Premier Classe Hotel rumoured to be an ex prison might need to rethink the budget hotels but it was warm and dry and had secure parking and WiFi. Decided to forego the vending machine breakfast and head off to the next stop on the road.We decided not to do Bayeux as the museum wouldnt be open on a Bank Holiday it http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/Vannes/blog-786852.html Its a great job taking the tent down when its soaked We must have slept through the rain but woke to find we might be snug and dry but outside although warm and very sunny it was pretty wet. Having got everything away we headed off to Pouance to view the Castle. Woolly says Another Castle my life is so sweet Prince Woolly rides again. A quick dash into Super U to restock the vita http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/Carnac/blog-784601.html Francois had never married never even got near to it instead he became wedded to the local bar. There was nothing unusual in that since many both married and single men in Central Finistere spend the greater part of their life propping up the counter of their local bar. When Francois did eventually roll home from the Ty Anna is was usually to drink more and over the years he had perfected a simple http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/Morlaix/blog-783168.html Still learning how to do my blog so bear with me Boys all gone for a kip left me on my ownThis was ken dynamo hall neck breakingBless them http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/La-Roche-Bernard/blog-782732.html We arrived in France on Wednesday 17th April leaving Poole in grey skies and drizzly rain. The Brittany ferry was almost empty of passengers and with hardly any pitch and roll it was a very relaxed crossing Include the full English breakfast with extra coffees I would say its a great way to travel We watched the sky turn blue and the sea green as we approached Cherbourg.Our first stop http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/Dinard/blog-782272.html The past few days had been tainted with that only too familiar sense of apprehension that accompanies the long trek back to the northern hemisphere. It was the long weekend yet another public holiday and I was to be treated to lunch down at the Hayshed Hill Winery near Margaret River. Twenty or so miles south of Busselton we pulled off the road and Lara informed Charley and myself that she had or http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/Morlaix/blog-778283.html Oct 21 It is still raining and I am finally getting a cold.We have travelled by train working our way towards Paris.We will be there for a weekspoiling ourselves. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/Chartres-de-Bretagne/blog-751179.html ..... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-751024.html Neither of us slept very well because just after dinner last night we learned that our ferry trip from Roscoff to Plymouth had been cancelled in response to industrial action. This means we now have to catch the ferry from Calais to Dover a much shorter crossing but an extra two days of driving. Consequently we spent this morning on the phone and internet sorting out our car rentals and hotel http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-747768.html We had to share Yves and Claudine this morning A rather lovely young Italian couple joined us for breakfast however they did leave early so we ended up with some quality time with Yves and Claudine after all In fact it was nearly lunchtime before we hit the road.We picked up a couple of sandwichs and cakes en route to Gwin Zgal a spot we had seen featured on the SBSs Global Vill http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-747765.html Were settling nicely into our morning French lessons with Claudine and Yves They do however tend to prevent us from getting out and about early We drove to Fort La Latte on the Cte dEmeraude Emerald Coast thinking it would be a quick visit but it was such a great place we ended up spending quite a bit of time. Built in the 14th century atop the cliffs of a rock outcrop high ab http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-747761.html For the first time ever our BB hosts sat down with us at breakfast. Claudine and Yves were genuinely interested in hearing about us and were also very interesting in themselves. What39s more they were very happy to help us improve our French for which we were very grateful. Claudine is a retired teacher of English so the lessons were of the highest standardWe spent the morning exploring th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-747757.html We intended to get away early this morning but were having such a lovely chat with our host Lynne well you know the story Keeping with the pattern of recent days our first stop Huelgoat was only half an hour away We decided it would be a good idea to have morning tea if you can call beer and crisps morning tea before starting our walk. However in our efforts to find somewhere discr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-747753.html We thoroughly enjoyed an easy morning as our breakfast wasnt due until 10. Furthermore we had the luxury of a breakfast tray brought to our cottage rather than us having to go down to the breakfast room. This meant Ali could have brekkie in bedRested and sated we drove to Montagne St Michel roughly St Michaels of the mountain not be confused with Le Mont St Michel which is ve http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-747648.html We were sad to leave Vronique and Pont Avenbut as always there was the anticipation of a new place to experience.We didnt go far before the first stop Quimper kampaihr is only half an hour down the road from Pont Aven. It is the administrative capital of the Finistre Department. We really liked the atmosphere and the way it feels like a real lived in city not a tourist spot. Altho http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-747595.html Hi all it is me today as time is of the essence and wifi limited so as I am the quickest typist it is my job to give you a quick run down on our day. Well we started off the day in beautiful Dinan a lovely little port town with medieval walls and buildings AMAZING. If truth be told it does go down hill a little from there as the rest of the day was spent speeding down the motorways freewa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/Dinan/blog-746225.html Yo yo yo dwags wazup peps so whatevs sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooToday we arrived at the duchess Anne in Dinan Brittany turns out Duchess Anne was queen of Franceyesterday we stayed at a different Hotel in normandie a hotel built in the 17th century ya know the Normans William the Conqueror no you probably dont so im a Nerd we also went to see mount saint Michel i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/Dinan/blog-746050.html One of the things we love about staying in BBs is getting to meet new people over breakfast. This morning we had breakfast with a retired French couple from Lyon whose daughter is married to a Kiwi. Their English was excellent far better than our appalling French so we had quite a long conversation.A mere 600m from our front door and a very pleasant walk along the treelined road between field http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-745585.html Today was the day for exploring the local area.Just southeast of Pont Aven is Dolan a small fishing village that spans both sides of its river so it has a Rive Gauche and a Rive Droite just like Paris. As the tourist blurbs say it really is the archetypal fishing port. We managed to get there quite early so there were not many tourists and we were absolutely taken with the place. There is http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-745303.html Saturday 10912 Le CroisicWe said good bye to Ricarda and JeanLuc and set the GPS for Croisic on the Atlantic coast.We knew nothing about Le Croisic but on the map it looked like it was a small village on the tip of a peninsula and with some internet magic we had booked a room for three nights at Hotel l39Ocean. It was a bit more expensive than we would normally look at but as we had lived ch http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Brittany-/blog-741551.html