France 2012
It had been four years since our last visit to France. We
left September 4th for a two-week visit and this time it would be
all about family and friends.
We flew in to Lyon got our car a headed to Daniel’s Sister’s
house in Roanne, just north of Lyon. That would be our base. From there we saw
other family members, which is always great because they always start off with
Champaign. (it’s hard but someone has to do it, smile). The weather was
beautiful, warm and sunny which is not always the case.
After about five days of eating and drinking all the
wonderful things we haven’t had for four years we headed northeast to Cancale
and Saint Malo to see two very dear friends. This was the first time we had
been in that part of France and it didn’t disappoint. It was beautiful. It’s on
the Atlantic Ocean and this is where they have some of the most extreme tides
in the world. They can have
tide differences of over 25 feet and the Atlantic is breath taking. Cancale is know
for it’s oysters but the oyster industry is having some difficulty as of late so
it is really taking off as a tourist hot spot and it’s not far from Saint Malo
and Mont Saint-Michel, two very famous landmarks in France. There is a lot of
history in these parts both from the middle ages and in modern times. We spend a half a day walking through
Walled city of Saint Malo. It was truly one of the high points of our visit. Saint
Malo is a middle ages fortress that during the WWII all of the building in the
interior of the walls were destroyed but the outer wall were untouched. So what
is there today is the wall of the 14th century and the buildings
inside are after the WWII. It is one of the most visited site in France. In the
summer this area have beautiful weather but in the winter it has gray skies,
cold and lots of rain.
This is just part of the trip. I will be add more is stay tuned.
