When I dropped Bret off in Nantes on a rainy day, I felt bad that he would be stuck there for three weeks while I got to travel around. Turns out I was really glad to have a few days to explore around there myself. So many cool things in town… a castle with a serious moat, some underground canals as well as some surface level ones that were nice to explore, an old shipping terminal that had been updated with bars and restaurants, lots of cool art all over the town. However, Les Machines d l’ile really made the visit there special. Seriously, this place could not be cooler! We got to ride the elephant.
the inside is big enough for stairs
This is the hall where it lives. It is an old flea market that was converted to the workshop/ museum for the machines.
The museum was worth a visit as well. I loved that they had ‘specimen labels’ for all the creations.
I was sad I was too old to ride the carousel.
We are definitely going back to Nantes when the full scale version of this is complete:
So cool! Can’t believe there’s an age limit on the carousel! 🙂