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Old September 14th, 2009, 01:21 AM   #1
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Saint-Malo (Brittany) : Jacques Cartier's birthplace





Saint-Malo was rebuilt after WWII. If anything, the rebuilt town looks like a Parisian suburb from the 40s. Still, it has much charm.

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A bad panorama of the port, I'm too lazy to improve it
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The Bay :

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I fear that this statue of Cartier is showing us the direction of the North Pole ... A metaphor for what the French thought of Canada ?

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Chateaubriand's final resting place is not bad. A bit humid maybe.

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Dinard on the other shore of the Rance river :

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Let's cross the Rance river and enter "Bro Sant-Brieg" (modern Côtes d'Armor) :

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Fort La Latte :

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Cap-Fréhel :

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Old September 14th, 2009, 01:05 PM   #2
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A very pretty and interesting looking place.
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Old September 14th, 2009, 08:52 PM   #3
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Nice pictures. Been there in 2007, nice city
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Old September 14th, 2009, 09:10 PM   #4
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very beautiful
very picturesque
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