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Stores are usually closed between 11 am and 2 pm. Terraces still are open at this time. If you enjoy playing the local game of jeux des boules...it's sometimes practiced in one of the parcs in Nantes.
On the picture: my mother. She by the way has two sisters that live in France. Leave a Comment
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Ecological and historical park in PUY DU FOU (click to enlarge picture!!) Leave a Comment
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For those Francophone, here are a few local expressions. I personnaly discovered they were local when I left the city...
crayon de bois= crayon à papier
ramasse-bourrier= balaiette pour ramasser les miettes
être rendu page 10= avoir lu jusqu'à la page 10
(généralement être rendu + quelque part est une expression que l'on emploie tout le temps à Nantes) Leave a Comment
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We had luck to visit Nantes just in the right moment. Artist Gerard Voisin was exhibiting his monuments in Chateu des Duch de Bretagne. Leave a Comment
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Not only are the royal heads protected and pillowed by angels, but their feet are guarded by a lion for him (Power) and a grayhound for her (fidelity). Around the bier are statuetts of saints both male and female (Peter with his key is easy to recognize). The dark figures below are mourners. This type of funerary monument is typical of the period. We have seen even more splendid ones in Dijon and Michelangelo was doing them too, but this one is as good as any, we think. Leave a Comment
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Tombs of the powerful could be elaborately carved. That of Francois II is surrounded by four female figures representing the 4 Cardinal Virtues each holding symbolic instruments of their powers. 1) Prudence has 2 faces, the old man at the back of her head representing the past and the looking glass she holds,the future. 2) Justice is crowned and holds a sword. 3) Temperance holds a bridle of control and a clock for steadiness. 4) Strength is killing a snake (dragon)(not shown). Leave a Comment
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