Our day in Renne

Thanks for the news, although we dont really understand the meaning of the word - rain! Took a little stroll in the park after blogging in the campsite reception last evening - it is very attractive with several lakes and paths through the woods. Plan to see some more of it tomorrow morning. But today we went into Renne on a bendy bus (first time we've had to pay a bus fare for a while!) and spent our first hour strolling through the huge Saturday market - two halls, one of meat and the other every other kind of charcuterie and epicerie, plus all the fruit and veg, flowers and fish outdoors - stall after stall of twitching crabs and blinking lobsters! We came away with a baguette! An interesting story about Renne is that in 1720 a carpenter was burning his wood chippings when his blaze spread to most of the city centre, so it is quite easy to spot the bits that escaped the fire - overhanging timber framed buildings in the cobbled streets of the old town. Those that were built after the fire are rather grand and stone. We enjoyed wandering the streets and ate our picnic in the square in front of the Palais du Parlement de Bretange. Later a walk through the Parc du Thabor gave us another DNF - having found the right steps and counted the fountains! and having a good hunt in the bushes for the final cache, but the gardens were beautiful and the trees magnificent so well worth the visit. By this time the sun was getting quite warm so a lovely spot to relax in.
A couple of fields away from our campsite here is where a football tournament has been held today. All the cars were arriving as we went out this morning and there were hundreds more lining the forest road when we came back - the event was compered by a very enthusiastic chap on a highly efficient microphone, so it was probably quite a good idea to be out all day! All is peaceful now as we await the sunset.
Hitting the southern coast of Brittany tomorrow and will most likely be staying on an Aire de Service, so our next blog could be a while. But more soon ...