Last weekend, I ran away from Paris and found myself in a little town called Douarnenez in the Brittany (or Bretagne in French) region. The reason for my little escape was because I needed to finish writing my 15,000-word thesis that was due on June 20th. Relax, I'm not gonna bore you with the content of my thesis. But yeah, I think Paris is too noisy and full of distractions. Save the dramatic gasp, before you think I am such an ungrateful human being who then doesn't deserve the opportunity to live in the city of lights, Paris is indeed not the ideal place to write a thesis. At least for me it isn't. I'll save this for another post, alright.

Anyways, it was a little tricky to get to Douarnenez as there is no train that goes straight there from Paris. What I did was I took a train from Paris to Quimper, which took about 5 hours, and then took a 30-minute bus ride at the Quimper train station to Douarnenez (Tréboul bus stop). The bus I took was Line 51 and the bus ticket was €1,50 for under 25 year-olds. Find more information about the bus schedule here. It's in French, I couldn't find one in English, but the schedule is pretty self-explanatory.

So then from the bus stop in Douarnenez, I walked to Hotel Ty Mad, the charming boutique hotel I reserved my room at. I walked by so many cute and eye-catching countryside houses along the way so I couldn't help but become a creep who took countless pictures of people's houses.

And then I finally arrived at Hotel Ty Mad, with whom I fell madly in love with before even getting there. See why I did here. The hotel was everything I was looking for and more. The owners were very welcoming and friendly. I mean, she complimented my messy command of the French language, so yeah.. definitely very friendly. My room had a garden + beach view that I couldn't get enough of. There was a beach nearby, like 30 steps away. And the hotel itself... I'll let my pictures speak louder than my words, okay?

I slept to the soothing sound of the waves and woke up to the sound of birds chirping

Dreamy breakfast in the dreamy dining room

Galette with smoked salmon. Crepes and galettes are highly associated with Brittany

By the end of my stay, I finished my thesis, woohooo!! And one week later, I am still dreaming about my little getaway to Douarnenez. I'd love to travel again soon. I hope the train strike will end as soon as possible. Here's to hoping...