Dinan, the aquarium, and laundry

Today is our last day in St. Malo, and we decided to visit one of the many historic villages in the area, Dinan.  Our plan was to walk the town with convenient breaks to visit the town's many museums. Our first surprise was that our hotel was out of breakfast, but we found some mediocre croque monsieur in Dinan -- one of the few places open.  Of course today is dimanche, and none of the museums was open yet, in spite of what the guide books said.  After viewing the town for a couple of hours, during which we saw the picturesque town and the local flea market, we decided to head off to the Grande Aquarium.  This was a great choice.  Although I was reluctant to spend time in an aquarium in France when I have visited our local aquariums so many times, this one had Atlantic fish, and was really well set up -- it even had a submarine ride!  Although the place was full of French families on a Sunday opening, we had a great time -- and the audio with our shark video is hilarious!  We marched our duds to the laundrette and while the clothes dried we had crepes and tea on the at a salon above the beach.  So while it has been cold, and everything was closed, we have had a snug and happy day.

Ian, watching sharks swim over his head.  Turtles too!

A square in Dinan.

We stuck a few more pictures below:

Medieval streets of Dinan, which escaped the damage of so many wars.

The horological tower, which houses a museum of Anne of Bretagne -- or so we hear.

The Keep of the castle, built into the town walls.

A cuttle fish.