Dear Readers,


A more relaxing day was waiting for us this morning, First of all, we met slightly later this morning as our journey was much shorter than yesterday.

Just before 10am, we reached our destination for the day: St Nazaire Harbour.

On the very spot where ocean liners used to moor alongside Saint-Nazaire’s quays, inside the former submarine base, Escale Atlantique recounts voyages on ocean liners. We walked in the footsteps of yesterday’s travelers offering us a unique experience and the discovery of the world of legendary liners.

After extensive renovation works, Escale Atlantique offers an innovative way of telling the story of the transatlantic liners, where multimedia devices enhance an outstanding collection of art and artefacts from ocean liners.

The tour lasted between 1h30 to 2h and pupils were able not only to discover what lied behind that big ships but also, to try to successfully lead a liner as its captain throughout various routes, thanks to new technologies mentioned above. Some nice special effects, made some aspects of the visit realistic. 

They also learnt, through a montage of old films, how liner disappeared as the main mean to go from on country/continent to another in favour of aeroplanes.

Here are some photos from the internet because, unfortunately we weren't allowed to take any :-(

To finish off our tour, as a surprise/treat, we were lowered down to the ground floor via rescue boat ;-) :

The rest of the day was spent in the nearby shopping center. As I said in the beginning, a more relaxed day was enjoyed by all.

Before returning to the coach, we went on the roof of the bunkers where the Escale Atlantique was to look at the shipyard. We were lucky to see the biggest liner ever built in the world, The Harmony of the seas, from a distance. We also saw to army ships originally commissioned by Russia, but due to some disagreement Franco-Russian, the two ships are now property of Egypt.

Here are some group photos taken today as well as pictures of the said liner and ships.

I hope you're still enjoying this blog. Please feel free to add any comments below if you wish.

I will post the last blog from France tomorrow after the bowling.

Bonne nuit tout le monde :-) 

Your Blogger,

FRJ