the week ending Sunday August 7, 2022 – la semaine se terminant le dimanche 7 aout 2022

07 Sunday Aug 2022

Posted by philipdenotto in 2022-France

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49th, ara libertad, bas-sablons, citroen ami, eliane, esplanade saint-vincent, fripouille, gavroche, guy, intermarche super, jean-michel, jean-yves, le ponton, libertad, philippe, rocabey, rochebonne, Saint-Servan

MONDAY-1st walked on digue and went out to the boules terrain in the afternoon.

TUESDAY-2nd was a busy morning. Just as we were leaving to do our shopping, we got a call from the Amazon delivery driver. He was waiting outside for us, so we met up with him and got our package. We then walked to the Intermarché Super.

When we got back to the apartment, we saw that the Argentine sailing vessel the ARA Libertad was in the lock and about to enter the basin. It was here for a 3 day visit. We rushed out to the basin area and spent the next hour watching the Libertad go through the lock, get maneuvered into place by two tugs and then docked. The band on the ship played as they maneuvered and parts of the crew were positioned on the masts.

WEDNESDAY-3rd and were greeted by a fine mist in the air. It was overcast and the mist was not a problem. We took the bus to Rochebonne and walked back, as usual there was a lot going on at the digue and the beach.

***CONDOR FERRY IN THE LIGHT FOG AND MIST***

In the afternoon we took a little walk to the harbor and the mole to see the sights.

***WE SPOTTED THE CORMORANT AS IT WENT ABOUT FISHING IN THE HARBOR!***

THURSDAY-4th was a bit odd in the morning. We walked to the nearby Rocabey marché and as we were leaving we met our friend Guy (1). As we continued our walk home we met our friend Eliane (2) as we crossed a parking lot. At the Esplanade Saint-Vincent we met our friend Jean-Michel (3) and spoke with him. As we were talking, our friends Jean-Yves (4) and Philippe (5) came up and starting talking with us. They had their dogs with them, Gavroche and Fripouille. So, on our 25 minute walk back from the marche, we met five of our friends and two of their dogs.

In the evening, we celebrated our 49th wedding anniversary with a great dinner at LE BOUCHE À OREILLE restaurant.

***SANDY WITH HER GREAT LOOKING AND GREAT TASTING MEAL.***

FRIDAY-5th we took a bus to Rochebonne and walked back to the Intra-Muros. The wind was really blowing and at times it was not pleasant.

***THE SAINT-MALO FLAG IN THE STRONG WIND.***

SATURDAY-6th was the annual street flea market in Saint-Servan. We left very early to avoid the crowd and actually we were too early, not all the vendors had set up. So we walked to the Bas-Sablons harbor area of Saint-Servan and had Oranginas with a croissant and a pain-au-chocolat at the Le Ponton resto. The restaurant is right on the harbor at Bas-Sablons.

SUNDAY-7th was pretty quiet as all we did outside was take a walk to the harbor and the mole. It was a beautiful day with a good wind, so there were dozens of sail boats in and around the harbor.

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Monday morning walk on the digue
Monday morning walk on the digue
Monday morning walk on the digue
Monday morning walk on the digue
Monday morning walk on the digue
Monday morning walk on the digue
Monday afternoon walk to the boules terrain
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Tuesday Argentine frigate Libertad in Saint-Malo
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday late morning walk on the digue
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Wednesday afternoon walk on the mole
Thursday evening anniversary dinner at Le Bouche à Oreille
Thursday evening anniversary dinner at Le Bouche à Oreille
Thursday evening anniversary dinner at Le Bouche à Oreille
Thursday evening anniversary dinner at Le Bouche à Oreille
Thursday evening anniversary dinner at Le Bouche à Oreille
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Friday morning walk on the digue from Rochebonne
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday morning walk through Saint-Servan and Bas-Sablons
Saturday afternoon walk to the Plage de Bon Secours
Saturday afternoon walk to the Plage de Bon Secours
Saturday afternoon walk to the Plage de Bon Secours
Saturday afternoon walk to the Plage de Bon Secours
Saturday afternoon walk to the Plage de Bon Secours
Saturday afternoon walk to the Plage de Bon Secours
Saturday afternoon walk to the Plage de Bon Secours
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole
Sunday morning walk at the harbor and mole

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***

Now that you have made it this far you have a choice on how to continue. Below is a gallery of photos from this week titled 2022-06-19 week album. There are two ways you can view the photos.

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