Happy Anniversary to us today - 23 years đź’•
One of the fun and more unusual things to see in Nantes is a modern take on the Wallace Fountain. You might be familiar with these fountains seen all over Paris with statues of 4 women holding up the roof.
We headed out from Paris to Nantes a little before 8AM and arrived in Nantes just before 10AM. We left the bags at the hotel since the room was not ready and headed out to explore the city.
First up: The Castle. Château des Ducs de Bretagne where we walked around the ramparts a bit, but it got too hot for us in no time.
Here's a picture of one I grabbed off the internet
In this reimagined version in Nantes there are 4 fountains that tell the evolving the story of the women. It's like a scavenger hunt to find them all - I had fun!
- they start planting trees to hold up the roof so they don't have to carry the burden
- two of the women start to climb out of the fountain onto the roof while the other two can finally sit down for a minute and take a load off
- the trees are growing strong and all 4 women have made it to the roof
- the final escape as they leave the fountain behind
I didn't find them in order, this is #2
One thing I really wanted to do here in Nantes ever since I started planning this trip over a year ago was to have a meal at L'entrecĂ´te. We love this chain! The meal did not disappoint, and how nice that it was on our anniversary too!
And a drink in the Place Royal Square
We found the third fountain in the series, where all the women have clambered onto the roof - kinda hard to make out.... really meant to be admired in person.
By about 3PM, we went back to the hotel to check in and unpack, and take a power nap believe it or not! Great room.
Once we regained our energy, we headed out again and visited the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul.
Sadly the outside leaves much to be desired...
But the inside was very nice, this statue on particular was remarkable
After this, it was Aperol Spritz O'clock!
And then supper.
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