the week ending Sunday July 10, 2022 – la semaine se terminant le dimanche 10 juillet 2022

11 Monday Jul 2022

Posted by philipdenotto in 2022-France

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butcher, cider, czech republic, esplanade saint-vincent, folklore du monde, l'olivier pizzeria, le canalise, les charmettes, mole, orangina, Paramé, pizza, plage des bas-sablons, resto-bistro, rocabey, rochebonne, tour solidor

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MONDAY-4th… We waited to 10:50 to take the bus to Rochebonne for our return walk on the digue. We waited that long so there would be more sunshine on the digue. The temperature at 11 this morning was only 17°C.

The 4th of July is not a holiday here, so it was pretty much business as usual on the digue.

Our afternoon walk took us past the boules players where we said hello and then we walked on the mole. Beautiful day all around.

***Walk to the harbor – sea gull paddling along in the harbor***

TUESDAY-5th had our normal shopping trip to the Intermarché Super.

We watched the first parade of the Folklore-du-Monde in the late afternoon. It started at the Esplanade Saint-Vincent right by the castle.

From the parade, which only lasted 10 minutes, we walked to the digue. We were meeting friends for dinner and we were early, so we stopped at a hotel resto-bistro which was right on the digue. We had a nice white wine with peach liqueur, a Kir.

We had dinner at the restaurant L’Olivier on the Sillon. Pizza with our friends Jean-Louis and Claudine who brought their 8 year old grand-daughter Thea. It was very good as usual.

WEDNESDAY-6th walk on the digue to find the resto-bistrot Sandy had noticed last week. We had a drink, an Orangina, at the resto-bistrot called Les-Charmettes. We sat on the terrace, sipped our Oranginas and enjoyed a terrific view of the sea. Our server was a young lady who explained their food menu and spent some time talking with us.

***A lot of activity in the water while we had our drinks, Orangina, at the Les Charmettes***

In the late afternoon we went to the see the start of the Folklore-du-Monde parade at the Esplanade Saint-Vincent.

THURSDAY-7th we had a nice visit to the Rocabey marché. The butcher was in a good mood, and Phil asked him if the meat was “free” today. He replied “No, that was yesterday.” This was the second week in a row that he used the same punchline, so we teased him about it.

FRIDAY-8th and lunch at Les-Charmettes on the digue. We arrived at 12:15 and while we did not have a reservation, we did get a table toward the back of the terrace. We had a glass of rosé wine and a very good lunch. We shared a tiramisu for dessert. The view of the sea was wonderful.

Watched the start of the Folklore-du-Monde parade at the Esplanade Saint-Vincent. There was a group from Brittany and a group from the Czech Republic. Both stopped to perform their traditional dances before walking through the stone gates to enter the Intra-Muros.

SATURDAY-9th and we planned to take a walk. Big surprise. The walk today was through Saint-Servan, a stop at the Rosarie-Saint-Anne, then to the Solidor tower. We stopped by the Solidor tower and had a couple of drinks, grenadine and water, at the Le Cancalaise bistro-resto.

We had the usual great view, plus we got to watch an artist working on a painting.

***view from Le Cancalaise retro-bistro***

***Our walk through Saint-Servan, Roserie-Sainte-Anne, Tour Solidor and Bas Sablons.***

SUNDAY-10th marked the end of Folklore-du-Monde festival. We took a bus at 10:15 to the Rochebonne area near Paramé. The parade started in Rochebonne and ended in Paramé. We got a good spot in the shade to watch the parade. The shade was more important to us than having a close view of the parade. As usual there was a big crowd. The crowd was constantly nudging forward to get a closer look at the parade. We did not play that game and just stayed in the shade. It was a nice parade which lasted about 35 minutes.

***Some pictures from the Folklore-du-Monde parade.***

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Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday morning bus to Rochebonne then walk back on the digue
Monday afternoon walk to the harbor and on the mole
Monday afternoon walk to the harbor and on the mole
Monday afternoon walk to the harbor and on the mole
Monday afternoon walk to the harbor and on the mole
Monday afternoon walk to the harbor and on the mole
Monday afternoon walk to the harbor and on the mole
Monday afternoon walk to the harbor and on the mole
Monday afternoon walk to the harbor and on the mole
Monday afternoon walk to the harbor and on the mole
Monday afternoon walk to the harbor and on the mole
Switzerland-license-plate
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Tuesday afternoon Folklore du Monde parade
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday morning walk on the digue to Hotel Les Charmettes
Wednesday evening Folklore-Du-Monde parade
Wednesday evening Folklore-Du-Monde parade
Wednesday evening Folklore-Du-Monde parade
Wednesday evening Folklore-Du-Monde parade
Wednesday evening Folklore-Du-Monde parade
Wednesday evening Folklore-Du-Monde parade
Wednesday evening Folklore-Du-Monde parade
Wednesday evening Folklore-Du-Monde parade
Wednesday evening Folklore-Du-Monde parade
Wednesday evening Folklore-Du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Thursday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Friday noon walk on the digue to eat at Les-Charmettes
Friday noon walk on the digue to eat at Les-Charmettes
Friday noon walk on the digue to eat at Les-Charmettes
Friday noon walk on the digue to eat at Les-Charmettes
Friday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Friday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Friday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Friday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Friday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Friday evening Folklore-du-Monde parade
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Saturday walk to Saint-Servan and Solidor
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back
Sunday morning bus ride to Rochebonne, Folklore-du-Monde parade, walk back

That is all for this week in Saint-Malo. Au revoir.

the week ending Sunday June 19, 2022 – la semaine se terminant le dimanche 19 juin 2022

20 Monday Jun 2022

Posted by philipdenotto in 2022-France

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aidaaura, e.leclerc, fipouille, grenedine, hotelbus, intermarche super, jean-yves, l'embarque, mint, Paramé, plage de bon secours, rocabey, Saint-Servan, silver-wind, solidor, world-navigator

MONDAY-13th walk on Solidor Tower. The Solidor is located in Saint-Malo in the Saint-Servan area. The tower dates back to the 14th century.

walk to the Solidor Tower — ***SOLIDOR TOWER***

We took advantage of the great weather and stopped at one of the restaurant/bar for a drink of grenadine and water. While having the drink we got to enjoy this wonderful view.

TUESDAY-14th and a walk to the Intermarché Super and did the large item shopping for the week.

On the way back to our apartment we met our friend Jean-Yves and his little dog Fripouille (Scoundrel in English). They were walking on the Quai Duguay-Trouin on their way back to Jean-Yves’ apartment. We had a little discussion about supermarkets and prices. Jean-Yves is a proponent of the E.Leclerc supermarket chain as having the best prices. E.Leclerc is one of the largest supermarket chains in France.

In the afternoon we took a walk to say hello to the boules players and then walked to the harbor to see what was happening. It was low tide so not much was going on, but we did see a cruise ship anchored in the harbor, the World Navigator.

***World Navigator anchored in the deeper part of the harbor – low tide in the harbor in the foreground***

WEDNESDAY-15th walk on the digue. The weather is great and there is always something going on at the digue. If nothing else there are always people walking, bicycling, jogging and roller skating.

On the way back we take a detour parallel to ramparts to get to the Plage de Bon Secours. then a drink at the L’Embarque. The L’Embarque is a beach side restaurant directly in front of the sea water pool at the Plage de Bon Secours.

grenadine and water by the pool — ***our view while having a grenadine and water* *drink on our walk on the digue***

In the afternoon we visited the boules court and then took a walk to the end of the mole. There were two cruise ships in the harbor the AIDAAURA on the left and the SILVER WIND on the right in the photo below.

***second and third cruise ships this week in the harbor***

THURSDAY-16th we walked to the Rocabey marché day. The local marché is our place to purchase the fresh products like meat, vegetables and fruit. Another thing we buy at the marché is Thai food. There is a Thai restaurant in the Paramé area of Saint-Malo and the owner of the restaurant brings many of her dishes to the marché. We bought food from her last year and this year it is just at good. Sandy discovered this vendor and we are all glad.

We did see this interesting hotel-bus this morning. The passengers travel in the bus and they also sleep on the bus. Interesting but we don’t think it is for us. If you are interested, try their site.

***the hotel bus parked by the harbor – travel and sleep on the bus***

FRIDAY-17th and it was a very warm day for Saint-Malo, around 32°C (90°F). We only wade in the water up to our ankles. The water temperature is 16°C (61°F) so no swimming for us. Maybe in August.

***Sandy wading in the sea by the Plage de Bon Secours***

After our vigorous wading we did stop at the L’Embarque for Sandy to have a grenadine syrup and water, and Phil to have a mint syrup and water.

SATURDAY-18th and we planned to wade in the water. The weather is good, but quite a bit cooler than Friday. Our plans were the same, so we went to the Plage de Bon Secours and waded in the water. The sea was not warmer. After the wading we went back to the L’Embarque for Sandy to have a grenadine syrup and water, and Phil to have a mint syrup and water, but this time we added a serving of fries. Big spenders!

walk in the water at Bon Secours beach — ***Saturday view from while we had our drinks and fries***

SUNDAY-19th and the weather is much different. It rained over night and this morning the temperature is about 10 degrees Celsius lower than yesterday. It was high tide but not much was going on in the harbor. The harbor always looks better at high tide rather than low tide, but sometimes there is more happening at low tide. You can never tell, so that is why we usually take a walk to the harbor each day to see what is happening. Today, the wind was pretty strong, so when we went for walk we did not stay out for very long.

***high tide and the water is pretty high on the ramp in the foreground***

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