Dinard

First of all, I'd like to apologize for the tardiness of this post, but there were a ton of photos for me to sift through, and even after careful filterage (not sure if that's a word, but we'll go with it...) your eyes may be sick of being force-fed beautiful scenery!

So, sunday brought a couple of surprises for me, the biggest of which was a surprise visit to a nearby city named Dinard. As you will soon see for yourself, Dinard is a charming archaic city built upon rock! The Girards, Alessandra and I spent most of Sunday drinking in it's beauty while treking throughout the entire town. So, without further adieu, I will drown your eyes in some more vloggy pictures! (I do apologize for this blog suddenly turning into a photo blog... I know it's not nearly as intellectually stimulating as a content-themed blog! But who are we kidding, blogs are very rarely informative!)

Places:

The breathtaking city-upon-the-rock view...

 

The city itself...

In the main square is a statue of Alfred Hitchcock (referecing the movie The Birds)

in honor of the Film Festival held in Dinard every year.

A little peninsula we visited at sunset...

People:

Louise and Jean-Yves hiking through the rocky landslide

(while Odile, Alessandra and I skirted along on a neat rock path!)

Jean-Yves pretending to Spider-man leap onto a passing trailer...

You know, normal tourist behavior ;)

Jean-Yves, Alessandra and I had a photo-shoot - featuring cameras!

 

 

Jean-Yves flagging Alessandra, Louise, and I down when we

got lost (on an obvious stone path... let's just say it was a long day!)

Alessandra yelling

"Je vole, Jaque! Je vole!" or "I'm flying, Jack! I'm flying!"

I may or may not have instructed her to do so...

Me, in assorted locations... (it's interesting, I know!)

Fun Stuff:
While traversing the city, Jean-Yves bought Alessandra, Louise and I traditional Bretagne candy called "Niniches" de-lish!

 While on the beach, Alessandra and I scratched "USA + Perus" into the sand!

 

 

...And pilfered some shells - sorry seacreatures!

Since she is leaving on Friday :( Alessandra gave us all little Peruvian gifts to

remember her by, one of which was an adorable little pen with a woven doll on top! I'm going to miss her so much!!

 

Food*warning:If you are hungry, do not look!:

Delicious clams and shrimp we enjoyed as pre-lunch appetizers

A traditional Peruvian dish that Alessandra made for lunch - Arroz a la Jardinera!

A traditional Bretagne cake called "Far Bretagne", which surprisingly includes prunes! I never thought that a dried fruit with such a tarnished reputation could taste so good...

And the recipe (if any of you are feeling ambitious, and can read tiny French print!)