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| The harbour at Vannes |
We are savouring our last coffee in France (for the moment). The sun is just rising above the rooftops and soon we will be bathed in autumnal beauty. We can't have coffee on the ferry as we had to travel P&O and they serve Costa- which is awful.
A few travel tips before we depart, there is so much more to see than guidebooks recommend- we ditched things like Lonely Planet years ago and favour the glossy books with heaps of photos. But even they can't do a country justice and this holiday, having tired of the recommended towns (which are generally touristy and full of chocolatiers and expensive coffee houses) we decided just to use our atlas. We have a Michelin and every town has a star system by it's name, ranging from 0 to 3 stars. This is how we found Rochefort en Terre and Fougeres (spellings to be confirmed when I'm home). Both were beautiful, relatively quiet and steeped in history. If you're planning a trip to Brittany visit these towns.
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| Fougeres Castle |
Another useful tourist device is to make use of the brown signs on motorways and major routes- do judge the town by its picture and take an hour or two out of your schedule to visit these places. This is how we stopped at Caudebec-en-caux, to be fair that's also where I ate whelks but that shouldn't put you off.
To finish our trip we've just spent the morning in Notre Dame de Boulogne sur Mer- and almost missed our ferry as it is a beautiful cathedral. Foot on the gas now! Will be home later, full of photos and ideas for food- starting with a sauerkraut and fish recipe inspired by a meal in Auray.
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| A beautiful sunny Sunday in Dinan |
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