Rennes City Center

Visiting Brittany in Winter

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February 18th 2017
I arrived to Rennes in the morning, “fresh” off an overnight bus from Spain. I had a few hours to explore while waiting for my bus to Quimper (“Camp-EHR”) to meet my friend. The weather was, unfortunately, just as expected—grey and cold, at least colder than I was used to in Spain, around 30F/0C. There was frost and in some places a light layer of snow (which is uncommon!). I paid to ... read more

Europe » France » Brittany

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