Friday, September 25, 2009

Friday, September 25th, Pontorson










Greetings!

Rick Steeves said that if you only had one day in Bretagne, you should spend it in Dinan. It’s cobblestone streets wind down a hill to the Rance River, which flows inland about 100 kilometers from Dinard/St.Malo. We not only visited, we took his walking tour and only got lost once (toward the end near the gardens of the Church). While the warm Ker-y-palm he recommended we buy at a local bakery was only so-so, the rest of Dinan lived well up to its billing. We’re going to spend a week in Bretagne, but this was a great introduction.

Most streets eventually lead downhill to the river, and we had lunch in a small park near the bridge built over it in 1547. Crossing after finishing, we took a trail along the river to Lehon. Asleep in almost every way, the image of this village which will stay in my mind is of a small group streamside around a bench having their French 2-hour lunch.

I have to tell you that last night we had one of the best dinners yet. In a small café, we enjoyed a sea salad (anchovies, shrimp, mussels, salmon), lamb with ratatouie, a salmon tagliatelle, and a local muscadet. We topped it off with coffee, chocolate mint, caramel, and blackberry current ice cream scoops. It was well-prepared and served, and we left feeling great about the end of our first week in France.

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Friday, September 25th

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