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March 11 in Saint-Malo, France – 11 mars à Saint-Malo, France

14 Monday Mar 2016

Posted by philipdenotto in mars poster 2016 - March post 2016

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cafe richard, claudine, cormorant, france, intra muros marche, Intra-Muros, Saint-Malo, tomato farcie

Still in catch up mode.  Posting March 11 on March 14.

On Friday March 11 we walked on the ramparts to see the high tide.  It was not as spectacular because the wind was calm. The water was extremely high as you would

very high tide

very high tide

expect, but with the calm there was not much happening.

We stopped at the Hotel Quic-en-Groigne to say hi to Michel and Marie-Dominique the proprietors.  They invited us into the kitchen for a cup of coffee.  Sandy commented on their cups which are marked “Cafe Richard”  and he handed her a set of four.  Our friend Richard in Winona will love having a set.

We stopped at the Carrefour City market for yogurt, bananas, and cranberry juice.  Our next stop was back to the Intra-Muros market for small golden potatoes, a sweet potato, zucchini, pears, and oranges.  The vendor reminded us that he would be on vacation next week.  His wife was working with him today and she remembered us.

At 2:30 pm our friend Claudine Heleu arrived at our apartment.  She and Sandy had arranged to spend some time together this afternoon.  We visited for a while then went outside for a walk.  She wanted to go to a tea salon and took me to Bergamote near the

raspberry dessert

raspberry dessert

Cathedral.  It was a lovely place.  We shared a pot of orange and ginger tea and considered the desserts.  They had three choices today, a lemon meringue cake, a cream and raspberry cake, and a chocolate creation.  We each chose the raspberry and it was delicious.  It was so light it almost melted in your mouth yet had a cookie like crust.  Phil would love the desserts.  They are open for lunch and serve crepes, galettes, and omelette. We walked around the town looking at new shops and climbed the stairs to look at the sea.  Around 17:00 Claudine thought she should head home and I walked her to the Porte Dinan where she had parked her car.  It was a lovely afternoon and I enjoyed visiting with her.  Her treat of tea and dessert were wonderful too.

Phil was off doing some errands in the afternoon.  He made an appointment to see the local doctor next week.  He also scheduled appointments for us to get hair cuts next week at the Gomina Coiffure.

After scheduling the appointments he went to the harbor.  The tide was very low.  The most interesting thing was the cormorant.  The cormorant is a bird which can fly, but it feeds by floating on the water and then diving into the water to catch its food. It can

fishing boat unloading

fishing boat unloading

stay underwater for quite a long time and will often resurface a long way from where it entered the water. Because the tide was out, the cormorant did not have to dive deep.  So it made quite a few short little dives to get its food.  There is almost always a cormorant in the harbor which makes it interesting to just sit on a bench and watch.  Here are some pictures of the harbor.

You can always click on a picture to enlarge.

cormorant

cormorant

fishing boat unloading

fishing boat unloading

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

12 Saturday Mar 2016

Posted by philipdenotto in mars poster 2016 - March post 2016

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france, Intra-Muros, Saint-Malo, tomato farcie

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

tomato farcie

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.

 

 

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