DAY 5 (part 1 of 2): Rennes
There is plenty to see in this interesting town that is the capital of Brittany so our morning was free to look around Rennes. Lin and I had noticed that what looked like an interesting park was marked on the town plan so we set off to discover it. The Thabor Park was a real gem and it left us very little time to visit the old town.
Rennes
Entrance to Thabor Park
Entrance to Thabor Park
The duck house and pond
An interesting pompom headed duck
Circular beds. These were laid out in plant groups and gave us ideas on plants we would like in our own gardens.
The dahlia garden
The dahlia garden
The rose garden with statue
View to a house beyond the garden wall
Formal beds and an orangery in the background
A formal display with planting representing musical notes
Orangery and musical notes
More formal planting, this time a fish design
Plants to give a design in the form of a snail
The bandstand
Topiary among the flowerbeds
A colourful display of begonias
A birdhouse in the form of a Chinese pagoda
Looking beyond the garden
Saint Melaine church
More formal planting
A sculpture to Glenmor, a Brittany bard
A small glen within the park
Woodland pathway
The glen from the bottom looking upward
Back at the duckery a clutch of chickens
Rennes Parliament
Street scene
The old town …
… with narrow streets …
… and an old church
Tri Yann – La Complainte de la Blanche Biche