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    • pietromobil2023.04 Normandie und Bretagne
      Day 13

      Dinan an der La Rance

      May 5 in France ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Schnell waren wir startklar und auch die Ausfahrt aus St. Malo ging trotz einigem Verkehr ohne größere Probleme gut voran. Nach gut einer Stunde Fahrt und wieder einigen engen Sträßchen waren wir gegen 12 Uhr am Campingplatz "Municipal" in Dinan angekommen.

      Da wir im Ort zu Mittag essen wollten, liefen wir bald los in die Stadt. Unser Campingplatz Betreiber hatte uns gleich mit kleinen Stadtplänen und mündlichen Informationen versehen, wie wir am schnellsten in das historische Zentrum des Städtchens gelangen versorgt und so waren wir auch schnell - durch einen kleinen Park - an der stark befestigten Stadtmauer angekommen.

      Es fing an zu regnen und wir hatten gleich Glück, denn nach wenigen Metern fanden wir ein kleines Lokal für das Mittagessen. Das Restaurant "La Duchesse Anne" erwies sich als absoluter Glücksgriff. Der Chef des Hauses hatte einige Zeit in Deutschland gelebt und gearbeitet, sprach ganz gut Deutsch und noch besser Englisch und so konnte er uns exzellent in der Getränke und Essensfragen beraten. Wir speisten vorzüglich Spargelsuppe, Frittierten Fisch, Hühnchen mit Kartoffeln und Gemüse und Pudding mit Vanille Sauce, tranken dazu den leckeren Hauswein und zum Abschluß einen Café und Calvados. Super lecker!

      Danach liefen wir durchs mittelalterliche Dorf und bestaunten die tollen, teilweise aus dem 1. Jahrhundert stammenden Häuser. Absolut sehenswert und eine klare Empfehlung für eine Besichtigung und einen Besuch bei einem Aufenthalt in der Bretagne.

      Nach einiger Zeit liefen wir die nochmals sehenswerte Gasse mit teilweise 30% Gefälle hinunter zum Fluss Rance, wo wir einen erneuten Regenschauer in einem kleinen Café abwarteten. Danach gings wieder einen kleinen, felsigen Weg hinauf in die Stadt und zurück zu unserem kleinen Campingplatz.

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      Traveler  Moin Moin, da wir auch gerne nach Frankreich möchten, eine kurze Frage. Merkt Ihr etwas von den Streiks? Man liest ja, dass einige Tankstellen kein Diesel mehr haben und kein Müll abgefahren wird.

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      pietromobil  Hallo, also hier im Norden haben wir noch nichts gemerkt. Auch Diesel war bisher kein Problem. Werden aber jetzt gleich tanken. Hier am Hyper U in der Nähe von St. Brieu gerade 1,56€ der Liter. Dann eine gute Reise euch 😊

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      Traveler  Danke für die Info und weiter gute Reise.

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    • TravelerFrance - February 2022
      Day 4

      Dinan

      February 11, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

      Overnight stop underneath the viaduct in Dinan, close to the Port de Dinan. The most impressive medieval town we have visited so far (and there's stiff competition!) Some incredible half-timbered houses, and a delightful walk around the walls of the city. The long steep cobbled street between the main square and the port is a real treasure and you can imagine just what a street looked like in the middle ages. Dinner in a restaurant down by the port - gnocci cooked in a wood fired ocenfor Nicola and Andouillette sausage and chips for Robin.

      A bit of a palaver finding an open Boulanger in the morning, but eventually hit upon the tactic of following and old lady with an empty shopping back,and voila! Bought local La Breizh crusty bread and Kuign Amman apple pastries.      Read more

       
    • Traveler2022 Bretagne
      Day 2

      Montag Camping De la Hallerias

      July 11, 2022 in France ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
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      Der Tag 2 unserer Reise geht zu Ende. Das Kilometerfressen zwischen den einzelnen Touretappen verkürzen wir uns durch das Lauschen eines Hörbuchs. Auf Empfehlung meines Bruders Andreas hören wir " Die Rückkehr des Karl Schmidt". Karl Schmidt ist drogenabhängig und macht eine Entziehungskur in einer WG. Sein Sozialarbeiter Werner hat die Nase voll und macht Urlaub. Karl fragt ihn: Warum Urlaub? Werner antwortet: Urlaub macht man um "Supervisionen" zu bekommen. Wir müssen ihm Recht geben. Unsere Erste hatten wir heute beim tanken. 2,219 Euronen pro Liter Diesel.
      Die einzelnen Etappen werden bestimmt durch die Entfernung. Zu mehr als 500 km haben wir keine Lust. Somit sind wir heute auf einem Campingplatz in "Dinan" gelandet. Ein abendlicher Spaziergang, Petra meinte Wanderung, führte uns in den Hafen. Internetrecherchen ergaben, dass Dinan eins der best erhaltenen mittelalterlichen Orte der Bretagne ist. Schaut euch die Fotos an und entscheidet selbst. Ich bin der Meinung der Spaziergang hat sich gelohnt.      Read more

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      Traveler  Ob Wanderung oder Spaziergang, auf jeden Fall ist es eine schöne Stadt 👍

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       Traumhaft gemütlich [Lothar]

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       Lasst es Euch gutgehen! [Lothar]

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    • TravelerBretagne
      Day 2

      Le Loft in Lanvalley

      April 18, 2022 in France ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

      In Lanvalley am Port de Dinan beziehe ich für 2 Wochen diese schnuckelige Wohnung im Dachgeschoss eines - sehr - alten Hauses an der Rance. Meine Hosts sind von England hier her gezogen, was mir bei der Verständigung sehr hilft. Ich verstehe die Bretonen zwar sehr gut, aber sprechen ist ... verbesserungswürdig.
      Der Ausblick aus "Le Loft" auf den kleinen malerischen Ort ist bezaubernd. Ich fühle mich, wie in einen historischen Film gefallen      Read more

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    • TravelerBretagne
      Day 3

      Radtour an der Rance nach Süden

      April 19, 2022 in France ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

      An der Rance entlang führt ein toller Rad- und Wanderweg durch die Natur mit Schleusen. Ich habe einige Hausboote gesehen. Für ein tolles Café hätte ich nicht so weit fahren müssen, denn fündig wurde ich erst auf dem Rückweg in Léhon im Café Emphemere neben der Abtei. Es war Ostermontag und in den anderen Orten alles geschlossen.
      Das Dorf ist eine Petite Cité de Charactère, also sehr malerisch und sehenswert. Auch hier ist nichts los, aber 2 Damen zeigen mir das entzückende Café.      Read more

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    • TravelerBretagne
      Day 9

      Ein schöner Sonntag in Dinan

      October 4, 2020 in France ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

      Sonne schon beim Frühstück, oh HAPPY Day... Nicht lange gefackelt, wir wissen ja wie schnell es sich ändern kann, und mit den Rädern nach Dinan. Ein wunderschöner Radweg am Ufer der Rance entlang. Auf dem Fluss die Rufe der und Standup Paddler, auf dem schmalen Weg unzählige Jogger, Wanderer, Spaziergänger und Hunde. Und die Radler😉. Dinan liegt auf einem Felsen, so dass wir am Fluss unsere Räder angekettet haben und sind durch enge, steile Kopfsteingassen nach oben spaziert. Ganz alte malerische Häuschen, in denen viele Künstler leben und arbeiten. Die Stadt wird von einer 2600m langen Stadtmauer eingefasst, die begehbar ist und immer wieder tolle Ausblicke bietet. Wir flanieren auf dem Wall und dann durch die engen Gassen, sitzen in der Sonne für einen Aperitif und genießen. Später kommt der Höhepunkt des Tages: Die Essenszeiten in Frankreich sind streng geregelt, Mittag von 12 bis 14 Uhr und abends ab 19 Uhr. Wir suchen uns ein kleines vom Reiseführer empfohlenes Restaurant und es ist ein Traum. Lutz bekam Ente und ich Fisch , wir schwärmen heute noch davon. Als wir rausgehen - Ihr ahnt es: Regen! Nichts mehr mit Bummeln, mein Mann will auf kürzesten Weg zu den Rädern. Naja, der kürzeste war es nicht, aber ein sehr schöner. Am Fluss schien schon wieder die Sonne, aber der Fahrrad Weg war leer und wir sind noch bis zu seinen Ende flussabwärts geradelt. Von Dinan bis zum Meer sind es nur 35 km und der Fluss wird immer breiter. An einer Schleuse war Schluss und es wäre auf der Straße weiter gegangen. Also sind wir, nochmal nass geworden, heim. Optimistisch wie ich bin, hatte ich unsere Handtücher draussen aufgehängt, sie waren schön nass geworden. Alles egal, wir haben den Tag genossen.Read more

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       Eine phantastische Beschreibung! Man möchte am liebsten gleich hinfahren 🤗 [Trudi]

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    • The Kings travelsA European Adventure
      Day 40

      France, Mont St Michel

      July 17, 2017 in France ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
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      Well, we certainly weren't disappointed. The advice had been to get there early as it is apparently the 2nd most visited tourist attraction in France, and so looking at 50k drive we left about 9am. The forecast had been for a fine day of 27 degrees but when we left it was a very foggy 19. It is quite well organised - you arrive at a large car park with visitors centre and can walk the 2.5k's to the Mont or take a bus type thing or horse and cart. We walked. All the better to take some absolutely stunning photos. We arrived at low tide so got the full vista of the Mont surrounded by sand. And it really is everything I expected it to be. Once you get there it is quite small, all narrow winding cobbled streets leading to a very steep straight up hill walk to the abbey which has had pride of place at the top of the rock since about the 12th century. There is some outstanding art work in quirky places throughout the abbey - I particularly liked the big gold dragons foot gripping the top of one of the battlements, and the large eagle trapped in a stone cloister. There is not much village to speak of, what was there is now a conglomerate of very touristy shops and some food places. Roge spied a lovely looking restaurant on our way in and very fortuitously booked us a table for later. Who would have thought it would get so crazy busy?? It was a good thing we were ready to leave when the crowds were at there worst. The fog had cleared and it had got quite hot by the time we had to walk back to the car - we got a whole different set of pic's on the return trip.Read more

      Julie Konings  Such forethought booking the restaurant for lunch when surrounded by so much magnificence!!!

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      Helen James  Where did they get the stone for buildings, was it a much larger area to start with?

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      Lynne King  Fascinating place

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    • The Kings travelsA European Adventure
      Day 43

      France, Bretagne, coast

      July 20, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
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      Since it's our last day here we decided to explore some more of the coast since we're so close to it, and it's so beautiful. We both love a French market and hadn't caught one yet. Dinan's was today so we headed up there early. And I mean up there. We are located right down by the river port and Dinan proper is right at the top of a very steep hill. As expected, the market didn't disappoint, but I have some questions...why can't we get garlic like that in Australia, why do roasting chickens smell so damn good at French market? The market is held in the old town square, surrounded by beautiful old buildings, selling lots of yummy fresh food. I just love it that you can go to a market and get your fruit and veg, meat and fish, cheese. There are no shops selling this produce in towns. Everyone waits for, and shops at the weekly market. From the market we headed west to Cap Frehel. There is an old lighthouse on a very rugged piece of coast. It was quite a walk in and very windy. It was/is a key navigational point for St Malo - the coast is very rocky around here. There is an old lighthouse here from the 1700's next to one built in the 1946 as the one previously had been blown up by the Germans. From there around the coast a few k's to Fort Latte which has been a fortified headland since about the 12th century. For the life of me I just don't get this one. The coast is really rocky here with big cliffs and a beach just around the corner. No invaders would attempt to come ashore at this rocky cliff face, until of course you build a fort and then they all want in. There was nothing to protect. Makes no sense to me. The fort itself was quite interesting, draw bridge, dungeons, privately owned (how does that even happen?), beautifully maintained, great views. Couldn't get a latte!

      We missed visiting Dinard when we were at St Malo so decided to head there today - same bit of coast, just on a bit further. Drove around and around and around, couldn't find a park and didn't see anything that would encourage us to stop so decided to press on to Cancale which we had heard great things about. It didn't disappoint. A beautiful side town with a fabulous selection of seafood restaurants along the shoreline. For those of you who have missed the food photos check out today's lunch photo- I think you'll be impressed. We were. We both liked this place soooo much, could easily come back here for an extended visit. After lunch, straight into a bar with a telly so Roge could watch the last of today's Le Tour. Tomorrow....Paris. Yipeee!!'m      Read more

      Julie Konings  Glad to see the food's back...was getting a bit concerned that you'd gone on a diet!!!

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      Julie Konings  Rog looks happier with this offering than he did with some others...don't blame him...even though it's 0730 (& -3 in Shepparton) I could have a go!!!

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      Lynne King  Market sounds brilliant. No multinationals poisoning our food and ripping us off. Where did we go wrong.

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    • The Kings travelsA European Adventure
      Day 41

      France, St Malo

      July 18, 2017 in France ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
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      St Malo is a very large fortified town about 30k's down the coast from where we are at Dinan. Dinan is on the river Rance and this used to be a major thoroughfare for transporting fresh goods to St Malo. At our end it is quite small, at the St Malo end, the exact opposite. St Malo is a modern day thriving commercial port, and this sits quite comfortably with the historic part of town. The fortified wall is impressive, dates from the 14thC and is largely still intact, particularly on the seaward side. We had a lazy start to the day, leaving Dinan about 9.30am. It was already quite hot and 31 degrees by the time we arrived in St Malo. This is the hottest day we've had since leaving Lake Como. And, as was the case there, it seems every hot day has to finish in a thunderstorm. It arrived a whole lot earlier though. We were watching it build most of the day and just got tickets for a water taxi to take us across the inlet to another town, Dinard. It was starting to look pretty serious so we made the decision to skip the ride and go onto a Chateau that we had planned to see. Half way there we revised again and went straight home, driving most of the way through it. Luckily for us we managed to see a fair bit of old St Malo - a town now high on my list of great towns. Roge hasn't seemed to mind the early return home - he gets a whole afternoon to watch Le Tour!Read more

      Julie Konings  NO FOOD!!!!

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      Lynne King  Love the old ships

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      Lynne King  Aah, a beach. Did u think of home?

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    • The Kings travelsA European Adventure
      Day 39

      France, Dinan

      July 16, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
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      We left Amiens in plenty of time to have a nicely paced drive to Dinan to meet the host at our cottage between 2.30 and 3.30. What we got was an absolutely bloody nightmare of a drive, not realising that with Bastille Day on Friday everyone, and I mean everyone, in France had decided to hit the road for a long weekend and they all heading in the same direction as us. Every other autobahn and autostrada we have driven on have a very modern and efficient approach to collecting tolls - you either buy a toll pass and stick it on your windscreen and get zapped as you through under a camera or, as in Germany they're free. Not so in France. Apparently, and i don't know how true this is, the different departments in France couldn't agree on a national system as they were all fearful of loosing money so there are tolls booths at the beginning and end of small stretches of autostrada. You have to pay, or get a ticket for the next stretch at each of these points. An extra two hours was added to our trip. We finally arrived in Dinan and after a bit of confusion (sometimes the GPS is really bloody unreliable) we found the cottage and it is delightful. Right by the edge of the river and close to the Port of Dinan. There is quite a bit of history to this town and we made the decision to sleep in and just explore Dinan on our first full day. Dinan was originally a trade village and an important strategic and defensive post back in the 1500's. It is known for its half timbered houses, well preserved castle wall and castle and keep, abbey and medieval town. It is quite steep (very) leading up from the port through narrow little cobbled streets. It is also very heavily tourist -y here, most from over the water in England. Man they can whinge, but enough of that, I could go for ages on conversations I've overheard and then I'd start to sound whingey. We walked up to the castle, walked the wall, went into the castle, and were lucky enough to be here for the annual Harp Festival. I can see why it never really took off as an instrument. I'm pretty sure there wouldn't have been much heading banging or mosh pits going on back in the day. Had a great lunch at a restaurant serving sea food given we're only about 10k's from the coast just about everyone serves moules (mussels) at the least. Tomorrow we are off to the second most visited attraction in France - the Mont St Michel. We have been advised to get there early to avoid the hordes. Can't wait - this is on my bucket list.Read more

      Julie Konings  Bastille Day = a family day out on/near the coast!!!

      7/16/17Reply

      Lynne King  Looks like the cottage from Ab Fab

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      Lynne King  Luv the car

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    Lanvallay, Lanvalae, Ланвалле, لانوالای, 朗瓦莱

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