Staying at "home" in Treguier, France

Today my story about Brittany, France appears in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, "At home in Brittany". Even with two almost full pages devoted to the story and photos, I realized it might be fun to add some extra photos here to showcase Lucia's fabulous Maison de Granit in Brittany that you can rent. 

                              opening our shutters to a new morning in Treguier

             

                                   every kitchen should be such great fun to work in!

                                     

                                                 

I REALLY wanted to buy this,but even I had to admit it might be too heavy for the suitcase

                                                 I even loved the egg cartons!!

Okay--we didn't just buy food at some of the markets--we found shoes at one!

I could go on and on--but I must stop. If I had the crepe pan, I would go make some crepes

now. I'm seriously thinking that I may have to buy one next time I'm there.  It wasn't THAT heavy. 

More Champagne please!

While in Champagne country, one of the more unusual spots where I tasted the bubbles happened to be in a treehouse. The Perchingbar is located 18 feet up--and yes, if you look closely at the photo in this post, you'll notice there is a tree trunk to the right of Parisian Olivier Couteau--whose dream of a Champagne bar in the trees came true last year. The space is all solar-powered-- so hours are limited--and it's reached by way of a boardwalk and swinging rope bridge (so monitoring your Champagne intake is also highly advisable). But it's fun! And beautiful! This is my kind of sustainable commerce.
For more on my trip to Champagne, check out my story in the St. Paul Pioneer Press newspaper : http://www.twincities.com/travel/ci_17340654?nclick_check=1