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OK I've watched it; I can't say I enjoyed it. But yes, it was partly filmed in the canal Saint-Martin.
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Back in 2010 we hired a car from La Gare du Nord and drove out of Paris on a Friday afternoon, never again.
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Indeed, it was also the start of their holiday season. +1 was driving and I was navigating as we didn't have a GPS back then. By the time we got to the toll booths at the start of the motorway, +1 had a migraine, handed the driving duties over to me and had a well earned sleep.what a baptism of fire into driving in France!
I also love the TGV. I did see a note pop-up on the screen that we had been travelling at 233kmph and perfectly smooth. My previous train trip was on the XPT from SYD to CFS after attending the interview for my visa: enough said!I love travelling on the TGV and we always take a TGV train and pick up our car in a town other than Paris.
Patience; all will be revealed in the fullness of time but first...Are you going further north into Brittany? Lots of wonderful places and villages to see there.
I am enjoying following along.
Wow those tiles. Looks superbLa Cigale
Our night in Nantes also happened to be our 44th wedding anniversary so I booked somewhere nice for dinner: La Cigale
According to Wikipedia:
The restaurant was designed by the architect and ceramicist Émile Libaudière in the exaggerated Art nouveau style of the era.[2] On 1 April 1895, the brasserie was opened for business by its first owner, Mrs. Calado.
In 1964, the brasserie was turned into a fast-food restaurant, but the decor remained unchanged due to the protections afforded by its status as a historical monument. During the 1970s, the restaurant was neglected and eventually abandoned. However, a new owner restored it back to its original brasserie form in 1982.
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Happy Anniversary! I love the restaurant decor and the food looks delicious
Happy anniversary to you both. That restaurant, and its food, looks magnifique!
A lovely anniversary dinner, congratulations to you both @Jacques Vert+1 had the Langoustine...
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And this was my main course:
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And for dessert two classics; crème brûlée and profiteroles:
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