With the Doctor's visit out of the way it was time to get our tourisimo back on. We hopped into Mamie and Papie's car and headed across the Loire to central Nantes to start seeing some sights...
Place Marechal Foch...
Place Marechal Foch...
Port Saint-Pierre (15th century, built into pre-existing Roman wall. The gate was the main route from Nantes to Paris.)
Heading toward the Cathédrale...
Looking back to Place Marechal Foch...
From the steps of the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes...
The Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes...
Cours Saint Pierre...
La Tour LU.
(LU make some of the yummies cookies you ever dunked in a cup of coffee... EVER!)
Château des ducs de Bretagne...
There's lots to do and see here.
Anne de Bretagne...
Eglise Sainte-Croix de Nantes...
Les Rigolettes de Nantes...
"Jacques qui pleure et Jacques qui rit"
...you see a LOT of faces in the archetecture of Nantes.
One of the few remaining medieval buildings in Nantes...
(in the Bouffay district)
Les Machines de l'île de Nantes...
By this time it's 11:00 PM and the ankle needed a rest. These old french cities are beautiful but do all the cute streets and sidewalks have to be in cobble-stone?!
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