Category Archives: Brittany 2007

We had a very quick taxi ride to Portsmouth, stood in a queue for about ten minutes then boarded the Bretagne. Completely settled in our room by 8, eaten and having cake at 8:30 when we sailed. An incredibly efficient … Continue reading →

The French woman then explained, in English, that we would be docking in 45 minutes and that we could get breakfast if we wanted. This has never happened before. I left Mirinda and went looking for a coffee. I returned … Continue reading →

Awake at 6 then 7 then 8 when I decided to get up. After the usual French breakfast of various breadstuffs, we packed and left by 10. We ordered a taxi to take us to the car hire place, which … Continue reading →

Had a lovely breakfast with Madame & the other guests. French bread and home made cakes. Delicious. There was a lovely BIG jug of coffee in front of me until I realised it wasn’t all for me. I pretended I … Continue reading →

Headed off for the Foret de Paimpont. For devotees of King Arthur and his knights and the search for the holy grail, this is THE place to come – the Breton version of Somerset. A lot of Arthurian stuff is … Continue reading →

At breakfast, Mirinda tried explaining to Madame about the Rohans being arrogant. Not knowing the French for arrogant she said they had big heads (grande tete). This doesn’t mean the same and Madame had the most amazing look on her … Continue reading →

Mirinda wanted to visit the Rennes Eco-Musee because she’d heard it had some examples of typically Breton furnished rooms. After a lot of dodging around the streets at the edge of Rennes we managed to find the museum only to … Continue reading →

Our last breakfast at Château du Pin. A Parisian who lives in Washington and works as a translator for the IMF told us that Bretons had shutters because of the high level of furniture robbery that takes place in the … Continue reading →

Breakfast is served in the lovely dining room at the Hotel des Bains. It is all buffet style and features various French pastries, rolls of ham, lovely cheeses, rolls and all sorts of lovely stuff. The coffee is particularly lovely. … Continue reading →