26/04 - Caen

Sunday afternoon, Caen, Normandy. We lingered in the empty streets. We carried our dirty clothes to the laundry. We chatted with an African student. We bought some food and water and returned to our room.

25/04 - St Malo

After dinner (mussels and fries and crepes) we enjoyed the evening sunset from the fortress of St Malo.

25/04 - Dinard

In the afternoon we took a bus to another fishing village in the area, Dinard. Sun-bathing, sailing, surfing, tide watching, hiking, swimming, painting... Dinard is simply the perfect place for writers, painters and holiday makers.

25/04 - Cancale

One of our main reasons to visit Brittany was oysters. A short bus ride from St Malo brought us into the fishing village of Cancale, just in time to beat the local tourists to reach Cancale's oyster market by the lighthouse. We consumed three dozens of fresh oysters in total, a bottle of super cider and some Brittany biscuits. Cancale's oysters are really cheap, with an average of around 4 euro per dozen, depending on the size. Other than oysters, the village has some charm on its own. We walked down to the oyster farms during low tides and enjoyed some pleasant moments by the sea.

24/04 - Rennes

We stayed a night at Rennes on our way to Brittany.

24/04 - La Rochelle

It turned out to be a very fine day when we reached La Rochelle, a pretty sea-side holiday town by the Atlantic. We dropped off our backpacks at a souvenir shop, had morning coffee and croissant at a cafe near the curved habour and strolled around the town and visited its famous fortress towers. We had lunch at the covered market, tried a few of the local oysters and we spent most of the afternoon relaxing in the beach area where children took sailing classes and adults sunbathed. It was, indeed, a very relaxing day.