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March 8 in Saint-Malo, France – 8 mars à Saint-Malo, France

12 Saturday Mar 2016

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On Tuesday March 8th we discovered that our favorite bakery, Luca Boulangerie is closed for remodeling.  They were the only bakery in town that sold “ganna” bread which is slightly whole wheat, with a few grains, but still a crusty French Baguette. The sign on the door says they will reopen around the end of the month.  Don’t hold your breath!  Next we shopped at the Intra-Muros market, one minute away from our apartment.  The vegetable stand owner remembered me. Phil spent quite a lengthy time talking to him.  It was wonderful to see him, the lovely fruits and vegetables and to be able to

Tomato Farcie

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buy them so fresh.  We also shopped at the Intra-Muros butcher. We did not buy anything from him in 2014, but his shop is two minutes away from our apartment and we want to buy “locally”.  We purchased tomato farcies which are delicious stuffed tomatoes to bake in the oven and creme brulee.  For some reason we couldn’t get the cognac to light when we were ready to eat the dessert.

 

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Saint-Malo flag

We took a walk around the walls to see a few new things and took a few photos.  It’s so good to return to Saint-Malo.

 

 

March 7 in Saint-Malo, France – 7 mars à Saint-Malo, France

12 Saturday Mar 2016

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On Monday March 7 we traveled from Paris to Saint-Malo.  Got up early and had our breakfast at the Hotel Opera Plaza.  It consisted of yogurt, breads, butter, jams, orange juice, coffee and fruit.  Same breakfast we had each day in Paris.  The croissants, baguettes, chocolate bread and raisin bread were delicious.  Paid our hotel bill and headed out to get a taxi.

It took all of 30 seconds to get a taxi for Gare Montparnasse which is on the other side of the River Seine.  It was a nice ride of about 20 minutes through the streets of Paris.  The taxi driver was very expert at darting and dodging through traffic.  We arrived in plenty of time.  Purchased a ham and cheese sandwich and an Orangina to have for lunch on the train.

The train ride was good.  We had first class tickets and enjoyed the spacious seats. After lunch and a 3 hour trip we arrived at the Saint-Malo train station.  We were met at the platform by our friend Jean-Louis Heleu.  It was very good to see him again after almost 18 months away.  Of course he took us to see the ocean before heading to the apartment.  It is always good to see the ocean.  So intriguing and mysterious.

Our apartment is in the Intra-Muros (IM) which is the old walled city part of Saint-Malo. The road in front of our apartment building is quite a mess.  The water utility company is replacing pipes in much of the Intra-Muros.  But it was good to open the door to the building, climb to the 3rd floor and open our apartment door for the first time in 16 month.

Jean-Louis had turned the heat on in the apartment a couple of weeks ago so it was nicely warm.

So we spent the rest of the day unpacking and getting things going.  Everything was in good shape.  I even got the water heater working.  It always is the most difficult appliance we have.  The gas seems to take its time getting to the heater after being unused for such a long time.

That evening we had pasta for dinner.  Sandy found some Barilla Pesto sauce in the cupboard. That and Barilla Pipe Regatta pasta made for a delicious meal.  Especially with our fresh baguette of bread.