Quirks

People are funny, wherever you go. Here are some of the characters I've encountered while I've been in Nantes so far.

The Skirt-Man:

I stumbled upon this gem on our tour of Historic Nantes.  It was raining, he had a beard, and he was wearing a skirt.

Rogue bands of Nantais college students:

I've been seeing these guys on and off all week in different packs, and I still can't figure out what they're up to. They came up to our tour group and were taking cream pies to the face in exchange for euros.

Hazing, I guess? Whatever they were doing, they were pretty cool. And they did manage to get 4 or 5 euros out of our group.

Old Lady:

This little old French lady skittered past me at one point, and I had to take a picture of her. I hope that's not mean. She was cute!

And Fire-breather:

This guy was roaming around between cafés at night. I felt the heat from his fire blast before I actually noticed him.

He popped balloons hanging off of a girl who was working with him. Intense, right?

Hopefully, I'll meet some more interesting people tonight! I'm hitting the streets again with some friends to explore the night life here and find out what la ville de Nantes is all about!