Nantes, 27th Sept, Angers,28th Sept

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 We explored Nantes today, specifically the Dukes of Brittany Chateau and the mechanical animal park.

The chateau was quite grand.


prisoners from 200 years ago had time for quite deep graffiti

incredible model of the town

We walked about the town where there more beggars than we had seen before in France and men who could have been extras as the baddies in a movie, big towns always have the edgy types.

We then headed to the park of mechanical animals and watched the merry go round and the elephant.

link to the park










some arty things we saw




After a good day we headed off to find somewhere to stay, not the easiest search we have done and we eventually settled on he banks of the Loire in a site that used to be for campers but maybe wasn't any more. We were glad when another Mh arrived and decided to stay.

Then we moved to site that we couldn't get the entry card system to work and nor could the caretaker so now we are in a camp in Angers, and it is wonderful. Trees grass swimming pool which we went in the afternoon, new toilet and shower blocks and hardly any body here.




We a did a full load of washing and drying and have replenished the knicker bags.




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  1. Shirl29 September 2020 at 10:36

    the mechanical animals park looks like fun - was it?

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