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| The Rural Roadway | Symmetry | Grandeur | A Typical Square | Old Town |
| Driving into the historic area of Rennes is a bit confusing, but we managed after a couple of loops on the freeway. After I navigated us safely into a parking structure, I chuckled to myself because I immediately thought of Ren & Stimpy. It's clear that I'm a television-watching American, because nobody else would think to make this connection, but trivial tidbits become extremely humorous when I am traveling and a bit stressed out. |
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| Cathedral | Another View | Lighting | Vaulting | Volume | Medieval |
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Once in Rennes we thoroughly enjoyed the half-timbered, mostly-listing buildings in the historic center. A massive fire wiped out most of the city in 1720, but some buildings remained near the place des Lices and the place Ste-Anne. So naturally, we explored that area, stepping into the dark coolness of the Cathedrale St-Pierre and meandering past the Palais de Justice and the Hotel de Ville. We saw more than one church here, but I can't recall any name. Software issues. |
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After touring a bit, we had a wonderful lunch at an outdoor café. This is about the time in the trip that we became comfortable eating "Euro-style" - fork in the left hand at all times, knife in the right. I became very adept at using the back side of the fork to "scoop and lift" food with dizzying speed into my mouth. In the states, Jake could polish off a meal in about four minutes. In France, Jake perfected his timing and was averaging about three and half minutes per meal. I had to take pictures immediately after the food arrived at the table if I wanted to document the carnage. |
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And while we ate we were overshadowed by a young man in a crooked apartment above the restaurant who was eating spaghetti in his underwear. [No photo for this one, kiddo.] |
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| Bright Colors | Don't Bug Me | I'm Eating Now | And Drinking | Another Facade |
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