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5 Budget Friendly Places You Should See in Nantes!
The worst part of our trip to Nantes hands down… were the museums. There are two reasons for this… The first reason is that it’s really easy to overlook such a vital part of a vacation when you are so engaged in the exhibit! The curators work so hard to capture our attention, we barely had time to take an unnecessary amount of pictures in the first place. I suppose that’s a good thing. The second irritation is the pictures I did manage to snap of the family enjoying themselves…were victims to some sort of snafu at home that ended up eating the days pictures! I have no idea how the file corruption happened,…
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Why the Isle of Nantes is NOT for Everyone
Throughout the city of Nantes you will experience playful art intermingled with everyday culture. On the l’île de Nantes you will find that it goes a step further… it moves! Which is why I feel the need to warn those who would be miserable from visiting this wonderful horrible place with a quick checklist: A. If you have lost your childlike sense of wonder… OR B. If watching ‘Honey I Shrunk the Kids’ left you paranoid of larger than life insects… Please avoid this place at any cost! Luckily for everyone else the Isle of Nantes is perfectly suitable. Les Machines de l’île The tourist booklet described this as the invention of…
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Traveling to Chateau Bretagne?
Why does the duchy of Brittany begin in Nantes? That’s a good question and the best way to find out is to go there! Here is everything you need to know to make the most of your visit to the castle; Chateau Des Ducs De Bretagne This is where you will the city’s history museum! It has 2 tours you can take to cover 7 time periods. If you want to do both tours plan at least 2-3 hours for each and try to do the tour on different days! After climbing stairs and wandering from room to room, you will need a refreshment! One tour is focused on Nantes medieval history, and explains…
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How Bad do YOU suck at Traveling?
Traveling in Europe sucks… If you are a Jerk. Recently I had a friend traveling with me for two weeks. For two weeks she was a source of amusement. For two weeks her Americanism was showing… More than that, for two weeks we were jerks. Coming back from our whirlwind adventure I spotted a local community newsletter insisting that we should hide our Americanism by talking in whispers and making an effort to NOT wear our Captain American t-shirts out in public… Oops! It turns out that we were both total failures. We were jerks. I laughed at the newsletter. I laughed at myself. I laughed at my friend. We had plenty of reasons…
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Discover the Hidden Gems of the Black Forest!
As a child I have fond memories of escaping with my father to the Black Forest. I remember traveling on a train and meeting new friends over a dining cart. I remember taking a bus to a visit a shop and their cuckoo clocks. When Honey Bear asked me where I wanted to go… I knew where my heart was yearning for! The timing was a little off because we would be visiting a couple weeks before the tourist season began. We didn’t let that deter us. We packed up. Set our sights on a working farm near the Triberg area and *poof* we were rewarded with the romantic and rustic charms of the Schwäblehof.…
