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Curious Traveler
Curious Nantes, France
Season 8
Episode 806
Who united the Duchy of Brittany with the Kingdom of France? What is the connection between Jules Verne & a giant steampunk elephant? Where can you bounce on the moon? Why is there a pair of 10-foot tall boots overlooking the Loire River? When did a construction worker replace a classical allegory on the Place Royale fountain? How is an iconic French cookie actually a tiny calendar?
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Christine visits Emperor Franz Joseph's winter retreat, builds an igloo and dons a dirndl.
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Phoenician ruins, temple to Venus in Erice, Cagliari medieval walls, Sicilian street food.
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Hofburg Imperial Palace, Ambras Castle, Old Town & Golden Roof, Olympic bobsledding run.
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Ancient Olympia, Kefalonia’s Melissani Cave & the crossroad of cultures in Chania, Crete.
