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3 julliet 2016 à Saint-Malo – July 3 2016 in Saint-Malo

03 Sunday Jul 2016

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It has been a while since our last post.  That was mostly my fault. My habit of doing a daily post, like most of my good habits was easy to stop, unlike my bad habits which are always difficult to stop. So, there were no posts for most of June.  June was not a great month as Sandy had to go to the doctor multiple times, had a foot X-ray, had a blood test and a uric acid test.  But now it is July and she is in much better shape.  The second round of antibiotics seem to have done the trick.  Her foot is feeling better than it has for months! So we will put June and Sandy’s foot problems behind us and head into the second half of the year.  – Phil

The ship L’Hermione is moored in the basin.  L’Hermione is a replica of the French 3 masted ship which took the Marquis de LaFayette from France to America 1780. The ship participated in several naval engagements against the British navy during the American Revolution. A bunch of L’Hermione pictures are at the end of the post.

This is the week of the Folklore du Monde which is an interesting festival held every year here in Saint-Malo.

We have seen many individuals dressed in 17th and 18th century costumes to coincide with the ship.

It is still daylight at 22:30 or 10:30 at night and the sun rises at 6:10 am, although we aren’t awake to see it.

We now have a library card for the Saint-Malo Médiathèque which is part of the Pôle Culturel La Grande Passerelle.  Sandy is able to read aloud (not always with a correct pronunciation) and understand about 85% of a book written in French for 7-10 year old children.  Believe it or not, that’s great progress!

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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.