Nantes’ Elephant
Since 2007, the Machines de l’Ile de Nantes and the great elephant are one of the major tourist attractions in Nantes.
The 12 meters high mechanical elephant is made from 45 tons of wood and steel. Several times a day, it takes passengers for a walk around the Isle of Nantes, located in the middle of the Loire River. Riding it is quite expensive but it’s free to just see it move around, wink, trumpet, and spray nearby photographers with water (oh well, it was a hot day).
You can follow our French trip here on Flickr: France (2010).
 Embarcadère |
 Les Machines de l'Ile |
Sleepy Elephant
Parked Elephant
 Elephant Day Off |
 Elephant Trunk |
 Elephant's Head |
 Peeing! |
 Moving |
 And Spraying the Crowd |
 Trunk |
 Blowing Water |
Painting the Clouds
Walking Around
Walking Around
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Hey Zhu, just yesterday I received an email attachment about Nantes’ Elephant and I was in awe. You mean it is an attraction all year round? So so cool
Wow – that is just fascinating! My kids would LOVE this – plans for next summer holiday have started!
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@Jorge Mora: thank you! This is kind of a new attraction, the Isle of Nantes was rebuilt after I left. I believe the site was reopened in 2007.
@Linguist-in-Waiting: riding is q bit expensive but just seeing the elephant is quite a show in my opinion.
@Tulsa Gentleman: it is extremely life-like, so much that a lot of kids just start crying when the elephant moves and makes sound
@micki: the same group of artist made a giant walk in Nantes and many other attractions. They are pretty cool!
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