One of these cities, was a hit, the other, a miss. 
Nantes has great public transport, and you can buy your tickets on line and store them on your phone.
Tag Archives: Pays de la Loire
The Great Elephant of Nantes
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Heading Back North
In Nimes they have some authentic Roman buildings in the city centre, including an amphitheatre which is still used for bullfights and other events. It’s now the roadworks season in Nimes, and diversions tend to lose signs, resulting in extended tours of quaint little back streets.
Chez Monet
We drove from Chartres to les Andelys today, via Giverny and a wander round Claude Monet’s garden. The house is very fine, the sort of place we could actually live in, especially with the huge collection of Japanese prints on the walls. The Monet copies in the studio/sitting room were a little less impressive.
Loire Valley
We went to Chenonceau today – one of the jewels of the Loire Valley! This is what it looked like:-
I don’t think even my Photoshop skills can do a lot with it
Belle Ile and Beyond
We took our trip to Belle Ile and had a coach tour – taking the van would have been VERY expensive. We had a good run around the island; above is Les Aiguilles de Port Coton.