Normandy - Morning Walk in Caen

We looked out the window of our hotel room onto Caen's Place de la République.

We had a lovely view of some classic French buildings across the narrow pedestrianized way.

We decided to get some fresh air and take a short stroll in Caen to find breakfast before hitting the road to Mont St. Michel.  I spotted this phone booth with Charlie Chaplin stenciled onto it.  I didn't know what this text (ceci ne fera pas une bonne photo) meant at the time.  I chuckled when I used Google Translate to find out:  this will not make a good photo.

We had a bit of trouble finding a place to sit down for coffee and breakfast.  We finally found a tabac that served coffee and pastries from a nearby bakery.

After breakfast, we were lured into Pean Macaronier by the brightly colored treats in the window.

We love macarons.  This particular place had some that were the size of hamburgers!

We picked up one for later.  We also admired the adorable mini-muffins on display but decided to limit ourselves to just one (very large) indulgence for the day.

Equipped with the supplies we'd need for our adventures that day, we hopped into the car and started our journey to Mont St. Michel.