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This is the continuation of my France Business trip last March. That previous article also included a map of the cities visited.

Once my work finished in the Vendée area, I had the weekend to head back to Paris. I decided to not take the shortest path, but to visit a little bit along the way.

I headed first to the West Coast, where I have never been before. I stopped in Sables-d’Olonne, a well known vacation area. However, I was not lucky that Saturday morning because the fog was so dense that we could not see much of anything.

I followed the small roads following the coast for a while, but my progression was slow, and the view did not improve much.  I then rejoined the highway to go further north and west. I stopped in Vannes, a small interesting town with a lot of character. Once again, the architecture of a church interested me.

Here are other pictures taken in Vannes, giving a hint of the architecture.

Then I headed to Carnac, a small village of 5000 people, known for its alignment of monoliths (standing stones). These stones were erected thousands of years B.C. without much understanding of their meanings even today. More informations found HERE.

I also processed a few HDR pictures of the alignments:

Few sheeps were occupying the area.

See more pictures from the Western Coast of France drive.

After this stop, I headed to Rennes for a good night of sleep. My plan was to go to see the famous Mont St-Michel in the North of France on Sunday before heading back to Paris for my last week of work there. To be continued in part 3.

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