Adventures in Bretagne, South and North

 Part 1: South

Rochefort-en-Terre is famous for its flower displays

Two days of heavy adventuring behind us and hours and hours of driving.

Yesterday we went to Rochefort-en-Terre, by official standards one of the most adorable towns in Brittany. 

It was super cute and the shops too I bought three kinds of honey from an Apiary products store. I also got a Breton brewed beer and didn't like it, though it was quite unique. 

But my favorite part was the chateau. There was a park and grounds which were peaceful and tastefully done. The wishing well, sadly covered with a protective grate, went down and down into the depths when I hollered into it.  

Rochefort-en-Terre is an artsy town with many of the shops selling local artists wares, and at least one art museum. Oh, and the magic - they are very much into the whole Merlin thing, which brings me to part two of the day. 

Broceliande forêt made the "maybe" list. So, since it was on the way back, we stopped off for a quick 3 mile hike. According to Breton lore, Broceliande forêt is where Merlin and his friends hung out. It was a magical hike through the forest with two small lakes, a little stream running the length of the trail, and a bit of a climb up a rocky hill.

 

By the end of the day we were fully exhausted and too tired to find a real grocery store. I sent Jim into the Aldi because my experience with the Lidl across the street was hateful. He came out with two things and a frown. So I took him to the Lidl. He came out zero things and a bigger frown.

After we got back to our castle room, ravenously hungry, I looked up and found some real grocery stores, and they said they were open on Sunday! 

Well, the internet lies. 

So we went to the ocean. Look for beautiful pics of the Emeraude coast later.