A quiet Sunday spent as it should be by doing very little. We were out this morning and returned to the apartment (have I mentioned how much we like it?) for a long lunch.
A bit more about Nancy first – apart from being “stunning, different, friendly, interesting and varied” as I said yesterday – Nancy further endears itself in a variety of ways. The STAN public transport network is free to all on Saturday & Sunday and is well used by locals as well as tourists. Also the first Sunday of every month means that certain groups (I think we qualified due to our age) get into museums for free. Both these things make Nancy an easy and very welcoming place for visitors.
So today’s activity was limited to a 20 minute walk to the Musée de l’Ecole de Nancy which has an amazing collection of Art Nouveau pieces. A few pictures to follow;
After all that we walked back into the centre and Place Stanislas which was getting busier and also decided to head back to the apartment and saw this on the way!
After a nice lunch at the dining table, during which we watched the neighbours (two young-ish women) clear their small garden. Quite the work ethic there and web as usual enjoyed watching other folk work hard.
Late afternoon we decided to finish off our Art Nouveau day with another key landmark in Nancy. Just near the Sacre-Coeur church the Villa Majorelle is the first Art Nouveau house (apparently) and is stunning.
Entry to the museum is, as I mentioned free, but not without “rules” as was the museum earlier. Bag check expected but the blue plastic (murder scene) overshoes seemed a bit excessive. That said this is a real house where someone lived rather than the exhibition space we saw earlier in the day.
A short but invigorating visit to a real house that made a whole statement about an artistic movement. A good way to spend time!
On our way back we popped in the aforementioned church – not much to say about this one.
So the day is done almost, the weather forecast(s) for tomorrow disagree once again and we feel the need to explore around Nancy. We will after all be coming back! Perhaps Metz is a place to see – we had intended to stay there for this part of the holiday but were swayed by Nancy. Least we can do is visit 😉
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