I'm lucky to live in Nantes and the Royal de Luxe has offered us another fantastic show.

Several links :

the two giraffes and the giant's son were in Nantes in 2000 :

http://archives.volcreole.com/phpBB2...2553&view=next
http://membres.lycos.fr/harvey/nantes/royal.html
http://sslopez.free.fr/images/photos_rdl/rdl_01.jpg
http://www.lefourneau.com/journal/20...al/girafes.htm

the two giants in 1998 :

http://photos1.blogger.com/img/143/1...xe%20geant.jpg
http://www.chez.com/cinetoile/Royal/Ballade.htm (clic on "Suite")


the elephant was

- in Nantes in may :

http://www.nantes.fr/ext/royal_de_luxe_2005/
http://www.nantes.fr/detente/culture/art_675.asp
http://www.groupereflect.net/blog/ar...ite_du_su.html

- in Amiens in June :

http://www.pbase.com/ericdeparis/royal_de_luxe_a_amiens
http://mcandelier.free.fr/elephant/page_01.htm

- LONDON : 8, 9, 10, 11 SEPTEMBER 2005

- ANVERS : JULY 2006
- CALAIS : 28, 29, 30, SEPTEMBER and 1 OCTOBER 2006
- BILBAO, PARIS, LE HAVRE, MARSEILLE, VALENCE EN 2006

Bye

Wow! Thanks bargalunan!

Say, is there anything happening in Nantes in October? I will be in the Loire Valley Oct.11-21 or thereabouts.

With all due respect for their effort, a giraffe with a vehicle the size of a cement truck and an army of redcoats up it's butt just doesn't impress me.
If it were an antique I could buy it, but in this day and age of technology.....I don't know.....I just don't get it. :confused:
Maybe if I saw it in action I could appreciate the the action or nuances....or something.
btw - Welcome to the Cellar bargalunan, thanks for the pictures and links. :)

Trying unsuccessfully to locate info on Royale de Luxe plans to be in London September 8 onwards - do you have any source address for them or the event to find out more. Having happened on the Amiens visit by chance when cycling around the area this June want to catch as much of the London event as possible. Just fear that bombings may have put them off...

Welcome to the cellar cyclefrance. :)
You might try calling Covent Garden Festival of Street Theatre, information at (020) 7836-9136. They might be able to help.

You'll find info in French at :

http://www.nantes.fr/accueil/index.asp
http://www.loire-atlantique-tourisme...es/theme_6.asp
It's only around Nantes and you'll have to wait. For october it's too early. :smack:

Under, that leads to several links, good luck :
http://www.paysdelaloire.fr/servlet/...8631&178331_0=

Royale de Luxe Contact details
 

Managed to get contact details for the Royale de Luxe company from Nantes Tourist office - in case anyone wants to find out more about future programmes. The office is closed at the moment - re-opens 15 August - otherwise I would have posted more information myself.

Phone number is: 0033 2 40 20 44 85

Email is: royale.de.luxe@wanadoo.fr

Hope above is of use to others like me who want o know about the London planned visit.

Cyclefrance

Just spoke with Royal de Luxe today and for those interested in their London visit advice is that this has now been postponed until next year - no fixed dates as yet.

My French is not so brilliant and their English was much the same so maybe I could ingratiate myself upon the kindness of Mr Bargalunan (in the interests of 'entente cordiale') to maybe confirm my understanding (telephone 0033 2 40 20 44 85) - Many thanks/merci beaucoup.

I've just seen your message. I will call them.

Your French is brilliant enough. I've called them and they repeated me the same info.

Just saw yr message that you were calling them - thanks for contacting them. No explanation given for the deferral - wondered of it was anything to do with London bombings...?

Quite a few people were asking and have just discovered that the troup 'Royal de Luxe' will be presenting the giant Elephant and Puppet programme 'Visit of the Sultan' in London from 4th to 7th May 2006.

Other dates and venues (all in France):
Anvers - 6-7 July
Calais - 28 Sep-1 Oct
Le Havre - 26-29 Oct

:headshake Anvers is in Belgium and Belgium is still not a part of France, despite a lot of famous French people are Belgian.

(Thanks for your info Cyclefrance)

Just call them Eurodates. :lol: