Category: Nantes
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Nantes, like Bordeaux, is a city full of mascarons, those sometimes grotesque or scary human (or antiquity god) faces ornaments that were put on buildings to scare the bad spirits. We’ve seen our share and can have family discussion about their identity and role… Some of the ones we most appreciated are below, others in…
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When we visit cities with the kids, we always look to see if there are existing discovery rallies available. These allow us to discover parts of the city in a different way, discover elements we wouldn’t have looked at, learn about history, architecture and art, and it is great fun for Gadea and Eyquem. In…
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A few weeks ago we had the good idea of spending a week-end in Nantes. Great city with nice food, nice drinks, and many things to see. We didn’t see everything by a far count, but our hotel being just at the level of the slavery abolition memorial, we did explore the memorial over two…