Got out of Rennes early and made my wat across Brittzny to Combourg, home of Chateaubriant the author. Here I found the market on and a lovely lake called the Lake of Tranquillity. Then this Menir or standing stone. HUGE and all alone outside Dol. Taking the coast road Cerruiex found me a place for lunch, a bench by the sea although it is miles away, and some nice views for painting. St Annes Chapel. A garlic field. Mistleoe. Don't think much of the hotel, more like a hostel but with the millions of visitors I can understand. Relais seem to have the monopoly and have a series of hotels probably at different prices.
What a lucky break to get into a decent hotel. View of the rooftops Proper shower, breakfast and a lift to top floors and lift down to basement which takes the cars! St Antoine Hotel. Dreyfus exhibit. The canalised river. I had forgotten how dead France is on Sunday. Nothing open, even finding a cafe in the city is not easy. However I did find the Musee de Beaux Arts. Some lovely Egyptian artefacts. There was an exhibition of Roger Edgar Gillet on. So that brings in tiny tots with parents for a half hour with stories about the artist. His distorted series from the 60s. Then exciting seascapes at the end of his life. He died 2004. Then amongst the many modern pictures was this of Joan Mitchell who Robin talks about. Not sure why. I liked this. A walk back and a spell in Saint Georges Garden. Been good to just stop with no drivin...