Did not intend to drive all the way to Nancy today but the three places we stopped at en route, Bruyere, Rampervillers and Luneville, did not have a great deal to recommend them so we continued on to Nancy. Big city with the usual one way streets and pedestrian areas but we parked in an underground car park, sought out the Tourist Info and found a Best Western Hotel, the Crystal, not too far away with private parking. This was a lot more stressful than I’ve made it sound! However, here we are for two nights in a nice comfortable hotel – 254€ including breakfast and parking. For lunch we went to a “Resto rapide”. €20 bought us salad, frites and two baguettes made as you wait with two freshly squeezed orange drinks – tres agreeable. The salad we gave to a beggar. Later we sallied forth to take some pictures and dinner. We walked straight to “La Place Stanislas” where the former king of Poland and duke of Lorraine had built a large square of lovely palaces. In reality it should be called ”La Place Leszczynski” but the French, like us, have difficulty pronouncing Polish names.
We ate a so – so meal at an Italian restaurant and retired at 11pm.
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| This fountain supposedly copied from one in the Piazza Navona. |
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| Place Stanislav. |
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| One of the 6 "Porte D'Or. |
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| Jane in her element! |
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| Place Stanislav. |
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| Encore. |
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