Travelog post for: Bisma

We decided to get out of the house and visit Saint Malo this past weekend!  It's been wet and cold here and the chance to enjoy the sun was just too good to be missed! 

L. wanted to show me the Hôtel de Ville--you can see the big French flag over the entrance but all the way at the top is Saint Malo's flag!


Saint Malo is a port city and played an important role French-UK relations.  Saint Malo is famous for its "corsairs" or privateers who attacked English merchant ships.  The city needed to be defended from British attacks and you can visit several forts built to protect the city.  The Fort National (above) is the closest to Intra-Muros and you can walk there at low-tide.



We walked down to the beach to play in the sand a bit.  Do you see the tall stakes behind us?  They are there to help prevent beach erosion.  If you combine a storm with high-tide, they disappear completely under the water!



Here you can see the different flags better--the black and white one is the Breton flag (Brittany has a strong regional identity), the French flag, the European Union flag, and finally, Saint Malo's flag (the white cross with the blue blocks and ermine).



All the walking and playing in the sand made me hungry so we stopped by to pick up some macaroons!



And some Breton butter cookies and cakes too! Delicious![size=3]