Nantes is the 6th largest
city in France and is «The European green
capital 2013». Visiting Nantes, we can understand that this lively city was awarded by the European
Commision for its efforts to reduce pollution, for its public
transport system and for its many green spaces and efforts to protect
the nature in the city. This picture shows a public apple tree - free for everyone in the city to eat as many apples they want....
The Great Elephant is not a part of
the modern public transport system of the city. But the 12 m high mechanical animal
can walk, and has a speed of 1 – 3 km/h. When the majestic animal
goes out for its walk, the 50 passengers on board embark on an
amazing journey on the Ile de Nantes.
Since we ported 4 km from the city
centre and the Cathedral, there were shuttle buses reserved for
Fram-passengers. These buses passed «The Great Elephant», and it
was a possibility to get off the bus and meet the elephant.
Nearly half of our passengers attended
to the excursion «Nantes, cruise on the River Erdre» in the
morning. We enjoyed a panoramic city tour in Nantes before our cruise
on the river. Watching all the birds, the boats, the houses and
castles was nice and relaxing in the sunny weather.
