Comfort Inn Orvault

So decided to stay a second day in Nantes....hotel was in fab location, but loads of bars right outside the hotel, thank goodness for double glazed windows!

Went to the local saturday market this morning, geez, i love the french markets. took us about 20 mins walking around just to figure out what to eat.

Off to see the chateau this afternoon then maybe to a soccer game (Nantes vs. Nimes) this evening.

Chateau ...

... about being locked in the toilet on the way into the room?)...

Mike, glad to see Chelsea are keeping you happy. I still think you'll be trophy-less come May 2010.

Gaz, thanks for the kind words.

Funny thing happened in Nantes tonight. I was enjoying a fruity crepe (no!! I said CREPE) in a local establishment with Jamie when a couple of heavy-set geezers marched past us. In fact they were so hard looking, they reminded me of a couple of sorts Gary ...

... but his uncontrollable drawing to beer.....so whats the verdict, do calories count when you are travelling? as i am in the mood to do a chocolate croissant taste test around france!

So on the way to Nantes, we decided to stop for lunch. Saw this place on the map called Chateaubriant and it seemed to ring a bell for both of us. I thought it had something to do with meat, and jason though it was a cheese. Turns out its a cut of beef seared on the outside and ...

... closing for the season. Fortunately on our way to the campground we say a riverside park area that allowed ‘camping cars’ to spend the night - and it was packed! Deciding that if campervans could camp then so could we (not that we had any other choice). Camped out at a picnic table we awaited dusk to pitch the tent. I knew it would be hard to beat last night’s dream campsite!

In the meantime ...

... Cara and I shared one for dessert; it was a chocolate crepe with mango ice cream on top. It was really good too. I have meetings all day tomorrow and I'm not looking forward to it. 1/30/09 Today I had my assistants meeting. It was awful. Not as bad as the last one, but still pretty bad. Basically they were using us for our English. They had us record different things to put into a folder for future English teachers to use. I read this whole thing on Native ...

... unlucky that I have time after my bad classes to post stuff. You should see me after my good classes. I feel so happy and great. I think that's what I'm most grateful for this year. My CE2 classes. That's pretty weird huh?? Haha I guess I should be grateful that I'm healthy, my family's healthy, I'm living in France, I just got paid (I LOVE IT haha). I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and I'm going over to Cara's tonight to call some of you so have your phones on!!

... the same things as the other classes yesterday. Then I went to the other school where I observe a class. It was awful waiting like 2 hours in the cold just to observe, but I did. Then it turned out the kids were watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, so I just got some papers from my tutor and left. It was quite worthless. I think she just wants to check in with me every week. I think she thinks I have no friends now that Cas has left. Now I'm at Lauren's place, mooching off ...

... After dinner we met up with Rachel and Steph for a drink and went home. It was kind of a boring and useless day. Day 15: 10/8/08 Today I got to sleep in kind of late, which was nice. Of course the construction crew woke me up but I tried to sleep through it. Basically I've done nothing all day and it's wonderful. I went to the mall to pick up a few things and I've organized all of my stuff and it feels good to have everything in order. Rachel came by to get some more of her stuff ...

... lost at sea. Fortunately for them a few timely substitutions proved to be the catalyst for a final win. Later we went into the city for a few drinks and to watch the other games on that day. Following Phil's discovery of a rugby ball and the streets of Nantes full of Welsh supporters, somehow we decided it ...

... including a church that was being restored. I was quite surprised at how big it was. Actually know that I think about it I think it may have been a castle too... I remember learning something interesting about Nantes, but Ive forgotten what that was exactly... lol... Thats basically all I can remember of that day...