Perros-Gueric or Bust

We left the city of Concale with bellies full of fresh oysters and the beautiful coast  of northern Brittany ahead of us.  

Our next destination would be the city of Saint Malo, one of the most famous port cities and tourist attractions in northwest France.  The warm summer sun was shining brightly and gave a sereal image to the reflections of the boats stationed on the water.  Benoit and I were so excited to have arrived on such a beautiful day; however, our morale disappeared rather quickly while waiting over an hour in order to find a place to park.  Obviously, everyone else who was touring France that day had the same idea in visiting Saint Malo.  Yet, like a true Frenchman, Benoit found just enough space on one of the side streets to sueeze ourselves into place and worm out of paying the fee of public parking.  

Thanks to moments like that, and many others I assure you (wink wink), that I am happy to be dating a beautiful, traditional, and at times extremely stubborn and proud Frenchman.

(Close your eyes Dad!)

Here are some of the beautiful sights of Saint Malo:

Two fun facts about Saint Malo.

Fact #1: The famous explorer Jaques Cartier, who is noted for discovering Canada, is barried in the 11th century church in the center of Saint Malo.  If you recall, he is also the guy who invited the Cartisian square for those of you who are math nerds!  Here is a picture of is tomb.

Fact #2:  Saint Malo is one of the strongest fortified cities in all of France.  It was attacked many times, mostly by the English (sorry Elizabeth lol), and is still standing in top condition today.  Why? Because it was constructed to be a fort INSIDE a fort.

Next stop and final destination for the first day of our Brittany roadtrip, Perros-Gueric--city of the rose colored granit the line the shoreline.  However, we were obligated to first take a detour (see picture below).

To be continued...