Brexit and the Irish Border Problem
What on earth? What’s all this and why is it on a blog about Nantes? Well I’m Irish and Brexit while not directly affecting me these days is going to mean change! If you’re not from the UK or the Republic of Ireland you may wonder what it’s all...
What’s on this weekend?
This weekend there’s a lot going on in Nantes. For one it’s the start of the school holidays!. Nantes plays Rennes in the football tonight so possibly expect the tram line one to be packed when you’re finishing work. Saturday evening it’s...
Another day another Manif!
That’s right It’s another manifestation in the city centre today from 13:30 until 18:00 with the possibility it’ll go on longer. So not only are the Tan holding a partial strike they’ll also have limited service in the city center. As always...
TAN Strike Thursday the 19th April
En raison d’un mouvement social au sein de la Semitan, une partie du réseau circule en horaires jour vert le jeudi 19 avril, toute la journée Another day another strike. However the TAN will be operating as if it were a green day / Jour Vert so not the end of...
The Nantes à la Carte – Mobile Phone App
I think it was back in December 2015 my twitter search for Nantes started to throw up some images which kinda blew me away. I think I’ve considered Nantes to be my home for a few years now so finding out more about the history of the city is kinda cool. The...
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...
