We are back in Nantes (4th time in this city) to visit the incredible Sea Worlds Merry-Go-Round. It is fantasy for adults as well as for children!
A genuine 360 degree theatre, nearly 25m high and 22m in diameter, has been implanted on the banks of the Loire, next to where the big Elephant takes a walk. Its three-tier concrete lace design under a big top is decorated with pediments and guarded by 16 fishermen from every sea in the world.
You climb onto an incredible sculpture where you are a spectator to strange and worrying sea creatures in a colossal 3-tiered cake.
I chose the Sea Dragon for my first ride. (We get two rides for the price of one on Wednesdays!)
Karl chose a little sailboat and tried to keep an even keel.
We witness the sea every which way, from the depths of the bottom, through the abysses, right up to the surface of the sea.
This one is based on a turtle, with exaggerated limbs.
A very odd fish.
That piranha has very scary teeth!!
A colourful crab.
A Killer Whale perhaps?
Here comes the pirate fish.
Wait for it...
It's me riding this menacing creature of the deep!
This must be a French escargot.
It goes down into the deep like a submarine.
This one too goes down and then surfaces before the ride is over.
Perhaps a kind of catfish with all these weird whiskers.
Tiny fish for tiny tykes.
Round and round we go!
Jules Verne?
I think this one reminded Karl of a tandem motorbike because this was his choice for his second ride.
Little did he realize it would be a physical workout to get all those claws moving!
The promoters of the Sea Worlds Merry-Go-Round create a poster every year. They are beautiful works of art in their own right!
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We are of the opinion that if you are short on time and want to eat well, go back to a restaurant you know so you won't waste time reading every Menu du Jour at every restaurant you come across before making an informed choice. We went back to "Le Bouchon" and were happy we did.
Karl had the salmon rillette which he generously shared with me since I only ordered a Plat du Jour, not the Menu du Jour.
I had a piece of chicken with all sorts of Wok veggies. Because of my nut allergy, they did not add nuts or cook in a nut oil. Whatever they added to it was delicious! Tomatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, sweet potato purée. The "weed salad" was great, despite Karl's frown!
Karl had a beef stir-fry with loads of veggies and peanuts.
Karl finished with the chocolate gâteau which he shared with me. Well, a few bites at least.
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"Every start upon an untrodden path is a venture
which only in unusual circumstances
seems sensible and likely to be successful."
~ Albert Schweitzer
Wow, very interesting rides! What a fun day :)
ReplyDeleteThose creatures were out of this world!
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