Saint-Malo, France

19-21 March 2025

In fall of 2019, I visited this city and thought “a perfect stop. I wish I had more time.” Well, the time has come as Gabrielle and I lodge here for the next two nights. I choose the same hotel as I know it offers parking and an easy walk into the Intra-Muras, inner walls, of the old city.

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Saint-Malo, France

11 October 2019

I may have left my tears in Normandy, but I definitely left my heart in Saint-Malo.

I drove past it’s huge port with fishing boats, yachts and catamarans, but once over their hydronic lift bridge, Saint-Malo begins to shine. Saint-Malo is an historic French port in Brittany on the Channel coast. On a clear day, I can see the south coast of the Normandy peninsula. And there are plenty of opportunities to gaze out over their turquoise and blue waters doing just that. The Malouins are lucky people. (more…)