The day started out cloudy with light rain as expected, so we headed off to the laundromat, picking up some breakfast on the way.
After returning to the hotel with our clean clothes, we found the weather improving, so we went out for a walk to see the few remaining things in the medieval town that we hadn't yet viewed.
Hoped to have a picnic lunch in the English Gardens behind the nearby St Saveur church, BUT very strong winds had developed, again as predicted, so we had to settle for an indoor picnic in our room.
After eating , we decided it was time to be brave and go out in the car to see the Vieux Port of Dinan which is on the Rance River, well below the ramparts of the medieval city. Our well laid driving plans went very well!! Down to the old port and back w/o complications.
Took a walk along the Rance River to Lehon (30 minutes on foot each way) to see their lovely abbey. There also happened to be three women doing a trapeze act with live music in the abbey grounds. AMAZING number of townspeople and little kids were in attendance!
Had dinner in the Vieux Port at L'Atelier des Gourmands. It was adequate though not memorable. (The cidre WAS quite good however!)
Saw an interesting trio of musicians in the square outside the hotel this evening. They played what I will call skeletal stringed instruments, that had no sound boxes because they were amplified through tin horns like an old fashioned gramophone.
Walked - 8.2 miles
Drove - 4 km
August 02, 2017
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Dinan and Lehon, France
The day started out cloudy with light rain as expected, so we headed off to the laundromat, picking up some breakfast on the way.
After returning to the hotel with our clean clothes, we found the weather improving, so we went out for a walk to see the few remaining things in the medieval town that we hadn't yet viewed.
Hoped to have a picnic lunch in the English Gardens behind the nearby St Saveur church, BUT very strong winds had developed, again as predicted, so we had to settle for an indoor picnic in our room.
After eating , we decided it was time to be brave and go out in the car to see the Vieux Port of Dinan which is on the Rance River, well below the ramparts of the medieval city. Our well laid driving plans went very well!! Down to the old port and back w/o complications.
Took a walk along the Rance River to Lehon (30 minutes on foot each way) to see their lovely abbey. There also happened to be three women doing a trapeze act with live music in the abbey grounds. AMAZING number of townspeople and little kids were in attendance!
Had dinner in the Vieux Port at L'Atelier des Gourmands. It was adequate though not memorable. (The cidre WAS quite good however!)
Saw an interesting trio of musicians in the square outside the hotel this evening. They played what I will call skeletal stringed instruments, that had no sound boxes because they were amplified through tin horns like an old fashioned gramophone.
Walked - 8.2 miles
Drove - 4 km
1.
Preparation
2.
Our Journey Begins
3.
Arrival in Normandy
4.
Recalling the life of Jean d'Arc
5.
Farewell Rouen, welcome sunshine
6.
La Route des Ancienne Abbayes
7.
La Jour de Lessive
8.
Continuing west in Normandy
9.
En vacances
10.
Lazy Sunday; Dimanche en France
11.
Brittany, Bretagne, Briezh
12.
The Coast Beckons
13.
Down To the River
14.
Our First Excursion
15.
Another Excursion
16.
Westward Ho!
17.
Touring North Brittany
18.
Channel to Mountains to Atlantic
19.
Hello Birthday Girl
20.
A Change in the Air In Quimper (Kemper)
21.
On We Go!!
22.
Daytripping
23.
"Breaking News"
24.
Medieval festival
25.
Apocalypse Tapestry
26.
"Sunday" on a Tuesday
27.
Visite Guidee avec Sylvie
28.
A Visit To St Etienne
29.
Gloomy Day
30.
A Change in Roofs; Saturday Traffic
31.
Volcano Day .... Up and Away
32.
French Hill Towns of the Massif Central
33.
Je Viens a Vienne
34.
The Grandeur of Roman Vienne
35.
Vienne- continued
36.
2000+ years ago in Roman Vienne
37.
Approaching Provence
38.
The Heat Is On
39.
Vaucluse and Ventoux
40.
Baking with the Romans
41.
Cote de Rhone loop drive
42.
The Red Rocks of Roussillon
43.
Inclement Weather in the East Luberon
44.
Bright Sun in the Western Luberon
45.
Mini-Mistral; Venice of Provence
46.
A Day In the "New" Avignon
47.
An Audience With the Pope
48.
Over the Mountain to Arles
49.
Around and About Arles
50.
Ancient Arle; Coupes des Cheveux
51.
Water to Nime, Birthplace of Bluejeans
52.
Cool and Damp in the City of Denim
53.
Nime's 1st Water Source
54.
Sleeping Like a Monk
55.
Day Trip to Aix en Provence
56.
One Last Trip to the Luberon
57.
Blowing Onto the Cote d'Azur
58.
Cloudy Day on the Cote d'Azur?!?!
59.
Surf and Sun in Golfe-Juan
60.
Souffle Encore
61.
Leaving the Coast; Inland Cote d'Azur
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