Monday, 10/25/21

Today started quite early at 6:20am as I got up and out of my hotel to get to Gare Montparnasse for my early morning train to Nantes. After getting through the scrum, got on the train which left exactly on time. Quick, smooth, comfortable and efficient, and 25euros to get across the country! A few hours later I arrived in Nantes and headed to the local visitors bureau to pick up a map and information. Good news was one of the first things they gave me was a book on the tables of Nantes. Off to a good start, I went and found where my AirBnB was and then looked for somewhere for lunch. Since I hadn’t had any breakfast, lunch ended up being substantial, the special was a bowl of mushroom soup and chicken in mustard sauce. That and glass of wine came in under 20 euros. After lunch was able to check into my airbnb, a decently large apartment, the owner is a retired surgeon and his wife. So far Nantes is looking good, arranged to rent an electric bike for the day tomorrow, and I plan to go to the main market in the morning. There is a green line all through town that is a curated walking trail, I’ll do parts of it on the bike. Then I put in a request to meet a Nantes greeter, so we will get together around 5:00pm for a brief tour and a glass. Feeling the effects of a long day, so will sign off now.

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