Latelate in Brittany

[Tri Girl]

I can't wait to hear all about it!!! Have a wonderful time!

[papaver]

Maybe this can help

http://tinyurl.com/lnhuq9

It's the official site of Brittany. There's a link about discovering Brittany by bike.

[ASammy1]

Wow! I'm so jealous of your trip... I've never been to Brittany, but it sounds like it's going to be wonderful. Have a great time and don't forget to tell us all about it when you get home!

[tulip]

I'm very familiar with Brittany, and with cycling in Brittany. Get a Michelin map for the Morbihan département. Morbihan means "little sea" in Breton, by the way. Amaze your new friends with that little tidbit.

Anyways, get the map, and just go explore on the roads that are either white or yellow on the map. Most roads are white or yellow. The red ones are busier, and the double red and blue ones are like interstates.

Do you speak any French? If not, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take the time to learn the very basic of basics. Do not assume that people will speak English. You have time to learn the basic 10 words and phrases. If I did it in Greek, you can do it in French. No excuses here.

Other than that, have a great time and eat lots of galettes (savory crêpes made with buckwheat flour) and crêpes (dessert crêpes made from white flour) and drink lots of cidre. When you order cidre, order a pichet or a demi-pichet instead of individual glasses. It's strong, so be ready.

Bon voyage!

[papaver]

Do you speak any French? If not, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE take the time to learn the very basic of basics. Do not assume that people will speak English. You have time to learn the basic 10 words and phrases. If I did it in Greek, you can do it in French. No excuses here.


Bon voyage!

That's the spirit!

[latelatebloomer]

Thanks for all the great links and suggestions! I am getting SO excited. No, Tulip, I don't speak French but have a couple CD's to learn the basic courtesies. Unfortunately, the Spanish-speaking part of my brain keeps trying to be helpful. Ay-yi-yi! Charles had French in school so he's a bit better. Since we are staying in a small hotel for one month, I'm hoping I might meet someone who would like to practice English and teach a little French. A small and patient child would be perfect!

We always tried to speak a little Greek (oof! a different alphabet, too!) when we were in Greece - when traveling we're careful to be modest and observant and extremely courteous, and were abashed when Greeks would proclaim, "but you CAN"T be American!" And really, some of the things we saw Americans do were just hair-curling.

Fortunately, there is an American program director to help us out w/ any real problems!