St. Malo 2004 - Walk to Cité d'Aleth

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First we had to meet someone on the water bus. On the way we spotted this bridge allowing access to the inner harbour was open.
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The docks were full or trimarans that were something to do with a Quebec to St. Malo race. Here are three of them.
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Waiting for the bus. We were on French time, they were on English, so we had a long wait.
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But it arrived eventually.
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So off we set. Cité d'Aleth is the wooded hilltop in the distance.
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We stopped at Phare beach along the way, for a beer. This beach is actually on a tidal pool, held back by a large wall, so the water is very still. Further out are the moorings which can be seen in the next image. 
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Looking back you can see the Intra Muros and all the boats parked at Phare.
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This is the "Tour Solidor" in Cité d'Aleth. We decided it didn't look worth the admission fee.
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From Saint-Servan Cité d'Aleth you can see Saint-Servan (the town) and the Eglise Sainte Croix (the church)
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Looking out to see you can see this statue on an island.
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As we walked towards the Eglise we came across this market selling mostly postcards and nautical junk. I was very popular though.
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The front of the Eglise.
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And the tower. The door was very shut, the entrance is around to the left.
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Once inside the Eglise is spectacular with numerous shrines around the outside walls, all incredibly ornate. Here is one of them.
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And another.
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The alter.
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The ceiling and organ.
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And the pulpit.