Cancale, Dinan, Dinard

Thursday 14th of October 2010

Today we went to Cancale, a beautiful seaside town. We walked along the waterfront and had Moules and frites for lunch; they were delicious.

Friday 15th of October 2010

We spent the day in Dinan today. Dinan is an amazing walled city straight from medieval times. The squares are full of crooked timbered houses, which look as if they will fall sideways at any moment. We also went to the museum in the castle, where you could see the original well and toilets.  After the museum, we went and saw the huge viaduct.

Medieval well

Medieval Toilet

Crooked houses

I feel very sorry for French school children. They are in school until 4:30! I also feel sorry for British kids because if they want to go on holiday during school their parents have to pay a 50 pound fine for everyday of school they miss.  Some parents still take holidays during term time because travel prices are low in Europe during the school term.

Saturday 16th of October 2010

Today we went to the Market in Dinard (Not Dinan). The shellfish they were selling were alive and trying to escape, the guy at the stall had to grab the crab and put it back in the basket every minute or two. We bought some delicious sausage, one duck, one bull, one spicy and one kangaroo (I don’t know where they found the kangaroo). We also got some goats cheese, galettes with sausage and one with egg and ham, some pastries, and a veggie that looks kind of like broccoli, kind of like cauliflower but also like nothing I’ve seen before. After the market, we went for a walk along the coast; it was stunning.