Brest General Tips by bzh

Favorite Thing: If you wander around the harbour of Brest, you might spot this big bulky boat called Abeille Flandre. This ship is one of the most powerful tugboats in the world. With her 23.000 bhp engine, she can tow virtually anything including the very large super-tankers. When the wind reaches 25 knots, and when every sane person is only thinking of coming back into port, she goes out, ready to answer any distress call to rescue ships and crews from some of the most dangerous waters in the world. She has gone out on rescue missions 800 times since 1979 and has been instrumental in avoiding countless disasters.

Fondest Memory: For more pictures and amazing videos:
http://www.abeilles-international.com/indexen.htm
http://www.sea-rescue.de/abeilleflandre.html

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Favorite Thing: The key to quickly learn how to navigate Brest is to remember where the Place de la Liberté (Liberty Square) is. From there start the two main streets, Rue de Siam and Rue Jean Jaurès that form Brest's central axis. From there, you can also easily reach the train and coach station, as well as the harbour. All buses stop or terminate at Place de la Liberté. The square is also where you will find the town hall, the main tourist office and a large underground car park.


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