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Vitre
The Château and Hotel de VilleThursday 28 May 2015
Today was our last day in Rennes.
We have driven past a very large homewares shop several times this week and as we had time to explore we paid them a visit. The store was enormous and what was on display was very inviting with modern styles and vibrant colours. Fortunately our baggage allowance prevented us from buying up large and they did not have free delivery. Perhaps when we purchase our little chateau in the Loire we might give them a call.
Our good friend at the Tourist Office in Rennes recommended a visit to Vitre so our journey continued. Vitre has an Arts and Historical Town designation, similar to Dinan. Our first surprise was the free parking, the machine didn't work and it was lunch time. The second surprise was the tourist office was closed for lunch. Tourists come half way around the world and find the office closed. Perhaps they don't need us. So without a map we wandered the streets in search of sights. To us the town appeared similar to others in the area. It was getting cold and we felt it was time to move on. We are
Vitre
The restoration of an old house in the historic centre pleased we visited but not a highlight.
We asked Polly to take us to Esse, a very small village with a museum and a megalith. We always wanted to see a megalith so off we went following very narrow roads that had been patched so much the patches joined up to make the new seal. We followed the signs to an area amongst farmers' fields. What a surprise. There perfectly preserved were these huge rocks, some carefully balanced on top of other standing stones. Questions were asked as to how they could get such huge stones into their respective positions. The same question we have asked about Stonehenge. This was certainly a highlight of the day and one that was quite unexpected.
Tomorrow we head west to a little village north of Brest. We have had a wonderful time absorbing the sights this area has to offer.
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