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.

Arriving in Marina du Chateau

The promenade at the Castle

The main street Rue du Siam seen from Liberty Square

The closed naval harbour seen from the bridge with the castle behind. This bridge is the third largest lifting bridge in Europe…

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.

Nice way of displaying a message.

This display made the choice for dinner pretty easy.

Last night dinner with Susanne and Michael at ”La Maison de l Ocean”. This is the starter 🙂

The marina seen from the harbour office