Illiers-Combray B & B

Brittany to Paris

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July 21st 2007
We decided to drive to a B & B near Paris then drive to Paris the next day. We farwelled Yveline at Kerambis on July 20th and set off around the southern coast of Brittany to Lorient. We then drove to Rennes and across to Le Mans on a motorway. We then drove to a farm house near the town of Illiers-Combray where Jean-Paul and Gisele met us in their beautiful home that they have renovated. It has h ... read more

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