April 24 - on to Bayeux

    We left St. Malo at almost noon, taking another walk along the ramparts and having our morning coffee and croissants where we bought them yesterday. We also revisited the butter store and bought more delicious yogurt. Mark got a photo of the little butter shop which escaped the destructive bombing which was all around it.

     We really enjoyed our time in St. Malo. It is walkable and, with the huge tidal changes, the scenes are every changing and mesmerizing.

      Once again, we had a gorgeous, sunny day with blue skies. We drove about two hours and had our picnic in St. Lo. We didn't find a great place to eat there but did find a bench along the river.

      From there, it was about half an hour to Bayeux. Wow- another beautiful town which largely escaped the destruction of WWII. (Again, but it did not escape the suffering.)

     We are at another old guest house, dating to the 15th Century. And, we are in the tower! We found a parking spot (free) not too far from the guesthouse, Le Manoir St. Victoire.  Once again, we are up two flights of stone spiral stairs, but the friendly owner kindly carried our suitcases up. This was a great pick! We can see the large and beautiful Bayeux Cathedral, which is immense, from our window.

     

 We took a walk and fot our bearings. We visited the Cathedral quickly. (We will return tomorrow) Then, we found a Carrefour and got a few provisions. There is a lovely little river running through the town. Then, we walked back to our guesthouse and at baguette, cheese, ham, the best butter ever (St Malo!) and a yogurt in our room. 

        Another fantastic day.