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Favorite thing: The Jardin du Thabor is the park of Rennes, the lungs of the town. However, don't think it is just a park with trees and some benches. No, no, no! This is a religious place, not because it belonged to the Benedictines who gave it the name of the byblical Palestinian mount, but because it's so peaceful, a kind of little heaven. It's also an artistic garden: here and there you will see beautiful white statues of Goddesses and other characters. And what about the wonderful flowers that decorate the garden? No words. This is the place you have to visit in Rennes.
Updated Nov 9, 2006
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Fondest memory: This panel is maybe my fondest memory of Rennes. Imagine how a language- and Europe-lover as I am can feel while reading about LA MAISON DES LANGUES - L'esprit international" ("THE HOUSE OF LANGUAGES - The international spirit"). Even more European and keen at learning languages! Two people are meeting and the motto is Notre avenir passe par les langues ("Our future goes through languages"), a universal truth.
But what makes this advertising poster even more international is the phrase "Good morning" written in many languages: Breton, Spanish, Slovene, French, Finnish, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech, an Asian language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean...), Romansch, Greek, Italian (wrong spelling, though! We write buongiorno in one word), Danish Norwegian and Swedish, English, German, Russian, Arab (?). If you see any mistakes in this list, please correct me.
So, this is a great message about the importance of learning languages and of being cosmopolites.
Written Oct 21, 2006
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Favorite thing: The river that flows through Rennes is the Vilaine, which also gives its name to the département of Ille-et-Vilaine, where the Breton capital city is located.
"Vilain" means "ugly, awful" or "bad" in French, but this doesn't seem to be the case of the Rennais river.
Written Oct 19, 2006
Favorite thing: Getting into a church, any church, can make you feel more peaceful... Church of Notre-Dame (Saint Melaine) is such a place, as Thabor park, which has one of the most beautiful gardens in the whole France.
Updated May 29, 2003
Favorite thing: There are buildings in Rennes which are impressive, like the Opera (neo-classical style, it includes two arcaded residential buildings), the Parliament of Brittany (Bretagne), with a nice courtyard, theaters and museums.
Written Sep 30, 2002
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Favorite thing: Go to Ecole du Pilotage for driving Formula Renault racing cars. The instructors are proffesionals racing drivers them selves. You will learn how to use the car, how to use the tracks in the right way, how to win another driver and basic laws of Formula contests.
Its a great fun and adrenalin exprience.
Fondest memory: The starting line when all the engines are roaring and you get final instructions from your trainer.
Updated Aug 25, 2002
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Favorite thing: Concarneau is France's first fishing port. The old city is enclosed in granite ramparts and can be visited by foot. It has retained a lot of its original charm. On Bastille Day (July 14th) about 100 old sailing ships gather in the Bay.
Written Aug 25, 2002
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Favorite thing: Rent a car (see transportation below) in Rennes and drive north to Saint-Malo and Mont-St-Michel. On the way, a small town Dinan should be visited to experience the beautiful castle, river (La Rance), valley, and bridges (Vieux Pont and Le Viaduc).
Written Aug 24, 2002
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Favorite thing: Visit the park 'Tabor'. You can see very nice plants, flowers, singing birds and animals.
Fondest memory: People in Rennes are very kind with tourists /not the same in Paris!/ although it was hard to find somebody who can speak english.
Written Aug 24, 2002
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Favorite thing: This is Mont Saint-Michel, a city on a rocky hill. It lays in the Atlantic Ocean and there's only one road to it. It's a really lovely town with a beautiful abbey on top.
Written Sep 7, 2002
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Rennes is the capital of the French région of Brittany. It is the préfecture of the département of Ille-et-Vilaine. With a population of some 220 000 it is the tenth most populous city in France. ...
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Rennes is the largest city in the Brittany Region of France (Bretagne) with nearly a quarter of a million inhabitants. They have two large universities and many hi-tech factories. You won’t find as...
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