The night time carnaval is rescheduled to the 27th April
Just a quick update. The night time carnaval which was postponed Saturday due to the Manif is now going to happen on Friday the 27th of April at 21:30. I wonder if Friday was chosen as there probably won’t be any protests happening that day. Oh well I’ll...
Un Nouveau Monde
You might have seen another review on here for Le Nouveau Monde? No I’m not repeating myself I’m guessing around a year ago the restaurant changed hands and it’s now Un Nouveau Monde. You know they’ve got a lot to live up to though right Le...
Public School strike on Thursday 19th April 2018
Good news everybody … no wait … it’s me … it can’t be good news … looks like public schools will be striking to a certain extent on Thursday once again … more info tomorrow … Un mouvement interprofessionnel est prévu...
The Flea Market season is upon us
Well the Flea Market season is well and truly upon us. I say this constantly but one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I love that wooden chessboard I picked up for 50 cents. The unopened lego ambulance I picked up for 5 quid (instead of 30 new). The...
Manif / Tan Cut Saturday the 14th April 2018
It’s Friday so you know what that means? That’s right it’s Manif Update time. Saturday there’s yet again a Manif in the city center. Lines will be cut from 14:00 until 20:00 though as always check the tan.fr website for up to date details The...
The night time Parade / Carnaval on Saturday is postponed!
We couldn’t make it to last weeks parade or to the one on Wednesday with work commitments. We were planning on heading along tomorrow though. Now it looks like it is postponed due to protests (again) with the new night time date to be announced this evening....
More protests in the city center
It feels like most of my posts in recent times have been about manifs taking place in the city centre and screwing up public transport. This post is pretty much no different. Here you can see the CRS blocking the TAN ligne 1 😀 I’m joking of course. They pretty...
Vide Grenier at NDDL cancelled
I’m back with more breaking news again to inform you that yes the Vide Grenier at Notre Dames des Landes this Sunday has been cancelled. No ZAD, tear gas, petrol bombs, riot shields, batons, and riot police for you so I guess!...
New TV series set in Nantes – Ben
I just started teaching Advanced Web Design at L’École de Design Nantes today so I’ve been a bit pre occupied the last week or so prepping class work. I saw earlier today that there’s a new series set in Nantes. I love seeing Nantes on the TV so...
Un blocus illimité voté à la fac
What does that mean? I think it means they are going to block the uni until they get their way The students voted today and it was 800 for 500 against (https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/nantes-le-blocus-est-reconduit-la-fac-5661779) What will...
Happy Easter 2018
Hope everyone has had / is having a Happy Easter / Easter weekend. Hopefully you get some down time to spend with family or friends. Val made this the other day with the kids and put it up on the outside of our door and I love it and so surprised it hasn’t been...
The Annual Trentemoult Vide Grenier / Flea Market
Today is the Annual 1st Sunday of April Flea Market in Trentemoult. Flea markets are big in France and I suspect this is one of the bigger ones in Nantes with 200 – 300 people selling their goods. You’ll have kids selling their old toys .. people selling...
TAN lines cut Saturday afternoon 31st March 2018
Didn’t I just post this the other day? Yes Yes I did … Once again there are protests going on this Saturday the 31st. As a result TAN is going cutting the lines in the city center between 13:30 and 17:30 (Those hours could change) If you need to get to...
It’s the 28th Spanish Film Festival in Nantes
If you’re Spanish or Spanish speaking and living in Nantes you’ll probably already know this. If not and movies are your thing then the 28th Spanish Film festival launched yesterday You can find more details on their...
