Today we arrived in Brest, which is the last stop for Michael and Susanne. As we approached Brest, the naval profile became very clear with a large portion of both the harbour and the city closed for public. The city has two large Marinas and we decided to check in at the Marina du Chateau – ”Castle Marina” which is located in the Town center. Again – we find it to be another neat and well-organized marina and the forest of masts was pretty impressive. Nearby is a neat row with seafood restaurants that make it look as a good choice.
A sad thing is that the allied bomber crews did their job very thouroughly so except for the castle; the city center got rebuilt in the post-WW2 style that it sadly shares with many European cities. We did a city walk through the city described on the tourist map and apart from the alternative Rue St Malo – it is all concrete and asphalt. And warships – this is the home of the French Atlantic fleet.
In the evening, we went for a crews-last-night-dinner at ”La Maison de l Ocean”. Amazing seafood – and a oyster sampler platter of different oysters in different sizes together with a lot of other well-tasting ”fruits de mer”. The oysters were all from L’ Aber Wrac’h that we visited earlier so we feel at home. A worthy dinner for a very nice week with M & S.
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Arriving in Marina du Chateau
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The promenade at the Castle
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The main street Rue du Siam seen from Liberty Square
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The closed naval harbour seen from the bridge with the castle behind. This bridge is the third largest lifting bridge in Europe…
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The Rue St Malo – a bit of alternative lifestyle in Recouvrance – the west part of Brest. This village was originally the part for the less fortunate.
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Nice way of displaying a message.
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This display made the choice for dinner pretty easy.
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Last night dinner with Susanne and Michael at ”La Maison de l Ocean”. This is the starter 🙂
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The marina seen from the harbour office