Late nights, early mornings ... not to worry, we can rest up in Sep when we reach Nice!
We have fallen in love with France, from the small fishing village in
Saint Suliac, to the opulence of The Versailles Estate, a 30 min train ride from Paris.
Our first landing on French soil was Aug 4th where we spent a long w/e with Eileen/Bill, good friends from Bermuda days in the 70's. We were enchanted with their local medieval town of Dinan, with it's cobbled streets, surrounding ramparts, and port on the river Rance.
We spent a day at one of the most signifcant attraction in the north of France ....Mont Saint Michel. This historical monastery built hundreds of years ago, slowly developed a town around it which now completely fills the island it occupies.
Like excited school girls, Eileen and I relished some time poking around a local market in Cancale, while Bill and Ron patiently waited as we purchased treasures such as wooden olive spoons and the like!
An unexpected treat found ourselves in the quaint fishing village of Saint Suliac on the day of their annual fete. This traditional celebrition involves the entire village, where everyone is dressed in costume from the early 1900's. The music had us clapping, tapping our feet, and dancing in the street completely oblivious to the rain, which in no way spoiled the event.
All in all, it has been a wonderful start to our European Adventure.
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