Nantes
 

Welcome in Nantes ! :biggrin:

Nantes.fr :
http://www.nantes.fr/ville/nantes/pr...histoire_1.asp
http://www.nantes.fr/ville/nantes/pr...histoire_2.asp

Royal de luxe :
http://www.nantes.fr/detente/culture/art_675.asp
clic : Album photo (in blue)

info culture :
http://www.nantes-tourisme.com/
http://www.nantes.fr/detente/culture/
http://www.nantes.fr/ville/nantes/pr...histoire_3.asp

http://www.nantes.fr/accueil/

Nantes city of :
- Jules Vernes
- Jean-Jacques / John James Audubon (childhood)
- Jacques Demy (cinéma)
- LU cookies / Saupiquet
- slavery during the 19th
- Muscadet
- general Cambronnes, famous for saying "merde !" (shit) to the British army at Waterloo.
He lost the battle after !

Surroundings :
http:// Vallée de Clisson
http:// Chateau de Goulaine
http:// Conseil Général de Loire Atlantique
http://www.loire-atlantique-tourisme.com/FR/
http://www.muscadet.org/
http://www.pays-vignoble-nantais.org/
http://www.fcna.fr/

Don't want to see the number of replies staying on 0. ;)

Salut!

I love seeing pics from those around the world.


As for my pic, I thought I was being clever and original finding and using the word 'merde!' Then I saw your note on General Cambronnes' comment. So much for originality. How do you say.....c’est la vie.

I was there for Optical Fibre Measurement Conference in September, 1999. Beautiful city! I wish I could have taken a little vacation to spend some time looking around...
- Pie

PS: I was told by a French co-worker that the only phrase of French that I needed was "Je voudrais un verre du vin rouge." He was right!

that, and "Ce pays a-t-il des toilettes fonctionnelles?"

/kidding

The Conference was in an engineering school ? Les Mines, Centrale, Polytechnique, or in "Le Palais des Congrès".

Right for "Je voudrais un verre du vin rouge.", but in Nantes, "vin blanc" (white wine "Muscadet") is more accurate. :)

Never go to India :worried: :
You eat with your right hand, clean your ass with the left one, and there's no toilet paper. :eek: (They only use water to wash their hands).
Sometimes there's no seat as well, just a 10 cm hole.

Don't worry. It's a tribute to Nantes and Cambronne. :p

Heck, water gets you much cleaner. My grandmother was disgusted by the whole concept of toilet paper. As for the asian-style squat toilets -- well, you better have good balance. :lol:

I take back anything I ever said about France. Ever.

Please forgive me.

That is the most stunningly beautiful news anchor I've ever seen. Viva la France!

Ack! Frickin' Comm-Nazis. I am missing out on so much of life!

I've never watched LCI before !!!!
I run and take out a subscription.
It will be a pleasure to see her announce gasoline reach 2 euros.

Thank you MrNoodle to share your info with friends. :)

(I'm not sure it's your will to clearly understand terrorism that make you discover LCI !) :D

Hobbs, I represent the Frickin' Comm-Nazis, and trust me, you want to take a big plate of brownies, or a case of beer, or a twenty dollar bill up or down to his or her office and get an exception made. If it's "his" office, you might just get your pass for free. Regardless, it'll be worth it.

How do you say hubba hubba hubba in french anyway?!

I don't understand : "Ack! Frickin' Comm-Nazis", too much slang for me.

hubba hubba in French : Bravo