First priority... Boulangerie..found a great one around the corner, armed with baguette traditionnelle and croissant, we are in business
Second priority... work out where we are and what shops are open. Many have the sign ..." congé annuel". They clearly won't be open again till the end of August
Love to see the familiar signs though.. Restaurant non-stop and of course to drink une Noisette
Ah, well we find the Office de Tourisme and buy a Carte de Nantes which gives us free public transport, river trips and entrance to lots of museums.
We visit the Chateau Des Ducs de Btretagne and discover a fantastic exhibition on the Vikings... ridiculous as we have just left Iceland with all its history of the Norse people and instead of finding out about French history, we immerse ourselves in the Vikings once more!!
Second priority... work out where we are and what shops are open. Many have the sign ..." congé annuel". They clearly won't be open again till the end of August
Love to see the familiar signs though.. Restaurant non-stop and of course to drink une Noisette
Ah, well we find the Office de Tourisme and buy a Carte de Nantes which gives us free public transport, river trips and entrance to lots of museums.
We visit the Chateau Des Ducs de Btretagne and discover a fantastic exhibition on the Vikings... ridiculous as we have just left Iceland with all its history of the Norse people and instead of finding out about French history, we immerse ourselves in the Vikings once more!!
Next stop, a walk around town, dejeuner ... and a relaxing boat trip down the Loire. Well should have been relaxing but we had an over zealous tour guide who just could not stop speaking!!!!
Got us thinking though about renting a boat to stay... we have done it before in Avignon and Lyon... maybe next year.
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