Favorite Corners - Rennes

Before this trip, we'd never heard of Rennes.  Our stop in this city was one of practicality.  We needed a base of operations that had an airport to fly into and good connections to Mont Saint-Michel and Paris. There wasn't even a footnote about this place in our guidebook, and we prepared ourselves for the fact that there might not be much to do here.  Rennes was actually an enjoyable little French city (minus the helicopter and fully-geared police erecting an anti-riot barricade the first day).  Even the most practical of decisions can still have room for a few surprises.          

Okay, these sheep were actually from our day trip to Mont Saint-Michel.  So much fluffy cuteness. 

The well preserved, but quite crooked, half-timbered buildings in the old town. 

Peering down one of the many pedestrian shopping streets. 

Lots of pretty French signs dangle from the buildings. 

Bus 57 is the only bus that goes from the airport to the downtown.  When we got out of the airport, we literally followed a trail of these footprints right to the bus stop.  So easy!

There were quite a few carousels around town. Who wouldn't want to be seen in a green submarine!

There's a farmer's market every Saturday morning in the main town square.  There's plenty of fresh meat, veggies, fruits, and flowers. 

There's even a few specialty items.

Canadian cuisine, eh?

The Thabor Gardens are a pretty area to spend some quiet time.  In addition to the usual plants, there's a man-made waterfall and a gazebo filled with interesting birds. 

A little Banksy-esque graffiti to end the day.