One for Andy Gates - les Machines de L`ile

[alexb]

http://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr/

I took a ride inside a giant mechanical elephant earlier this week. Andy, this place would be your idea of heaven.

[andygates]

 

[Frenchie]

Beautiful: is this somewhat related to Jules Vernes who was a local?

[tiermat]

There was an article on them in last week's Sunday Times, due to them unveiling their new project in Liverpool this week just gone (see previous post about arcanaphobes and Liverpool.

the guy(s) behind are true genius, I especially liked the pictures of the parts they are making for a fair ground ride, all sort of 10,000 leagues under the sea...

[ScumOfTheRoad]

I saw the Sultan and the Elephant when it was in London.
Beautiful, just beautiful. I'm not ashamed to say that I had a wee tear in my eye at some stage. The real big regret I have is that there was no advance publicity, and I wasn't able to get my little nephews to see it. It would have been something a little boy would remember for the rest of his life.

[Ian H]

I see you can book parties of up to 25 to ride the elephant. Fancy a trip anyone?

[woollypigs]

I just gotta go there.

[Regulator]

I just gotta go there.

Me too!  I'm beginning to formulate a plan for a cycling break!

[Wascally Weasel]

I really, really hope that if the people organising the 2012 Olympics are going to bother with an opening ceremony that they use these guys.

[andygates]

Quick, write to Lord Seb.  Srsly!

[Wascally Weasel]

Quick, write to Lord Seb.  Srsly!

I'm going to, I hope lots of other people do too.  Would be a nice Anglo-French bit of co-operation too.