Friday was a relaxing day and we spent it walking around Redon. After breakfast we went to the small market. We got fresh crepes and gallets (like crepes but made from buckwheat,) an almond croissant, cherries, and a nectarine. We walked around the town and got a strawberry tart and a chocolate croissant. It was fun to look in all the little stores. At noon all the little shops, except the food places, closed for a 2 hour lunch break. We went to the big L. Eclectic (spl?) which is basically a French versoin of Fred Meyers. I got a dress and Aunt Nicole bought me a shirt.
Yesterday we spent with my dad's uncle Marc and his wife Lawrece. We went out for lunch in Nante at a very nice restaurant. We went to a gallery of machine animails. Most or the animals were inspired by the creatures from the book 20,000 leagues under the sea. They were like small carnival rides. There was also a huge mechanical elephant that they actually walk around the streets of Nante with. We also took a walk along the canal that goes from Nante to Brest. It was built 200 years ago, by hand.
Today we spent with my Dad's cousins. We had a lovely dinner of salad, shrimp, artichokes, curried meat, rice, excellent citron tart and more. We sat at the table for almost 5 hours. It was long but definately pleasant. When we got home I went out run. I wasn't going to go very far but I ended up running about 10 miles. I ran on a path along the cannal and on a dirt road through grassy fields and around the town of Redon. I met my Dad at the Basketball court and we played for about 40 minutes. It was a good day.
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