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Our last full day together in Paris :-(

Well, all good things must come to an end...and this fabulous trip is no exception. The day started with my regular walk to Bo & Mie bakery, just 1 block from our apartment. Their croissants are out of this world. Just look at these beauties! We never tried the raspberry one... next time!! We apparently are more traditionalists...we prefer the "croissant au beurre" and the "pain au chocolate". This was our last full day in Paris. Gary was feeling guilty that we hadn't gone to enough museums on this trip I think...so he and I headed off to the Petit Palace, which neither of us had visited before. We headed off on the Metro, which I just love so much. I like the hot metal smell of the tracks, the whoosh sound when the train pull in, the efficiency of the way the whole Metro system is laid out, how easy it is to use, the variety of people you see on the Metro trains...and if you are lucky, you might get to hear a busker deep in the tunnels of the Me...

Notre Dame, d'Orsay, Marché Bastille, and more!

This day we decided to split up as couples and explore on our own. Gary and I headed out to have breakfast at Copains, the gluten-free bakery just a few blocks from our apartment. On a previous trip we had found only one GF bakery/restaurand in Paris. It's called NoGlu and it is still around (but not near our apartment this year). Paris is slowly coming around to acknowledging gluten free options. There are several locations of Copains, and another larger GF bakery called Las Manufacture du Sans Gluten (also, not near our apartment). So off we headed to Copaians. It was on the adorable Rue Montorgueil. It's decor is very modern and minimalist; when we got there we noticed a few people outside eating, and another few inside. Their products looked amazing so we settled right in an ordered! Gary finally got to eat a croissant in France!! They had several types of bread for sale, but no baguettes. When we asked, t...

September 20...otherwise known as the worst day of our vacation!

Our little home is just so cute, I can't stop taking photos of it! Gary and I got up early and walked through the town to the TI (traveler's information) office to pick up some maps and restaurant suggestions. Ironically one of the top restaurants the gal there suggested was the place we stumbled upon last night, so I count that as a win! This is the Rance River...Dinan Port is on the left bank and Lanvallay is on the right bank...we are staying in the walled town of Dinan which is at the top of the hill on the left, above the Port. The town was so beautiful and quite in the early morning as the sun was coming up. We found a little cafe and sat for a cup of coffee and croissant (heavenly!). Next thing I knew, John and Babette passed by and joined us! Our cafe was in the shade and Babette was chilly so the owner (another Scottish rugby player who relocated to France!), brought out a shawl for Babette to wear and he insisted on placing it on her...so charming! Heaven!! W...

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