in the summer months, you can head for nantes in brittany, which every year, hosts a huge citywide art trail. it s 30 stages, taking the big attractions at the jules verne inspired machines de l ile theme park. you have to pay to ride the great elephant or sea world carousel. but many other sites on the route are free. the beach town of boulogne is home to europe s biggest aquarium. and it s vast. there are about 1,600 species at nausicaa and the main tank s so big it takes about six weeks to fill. there are rotating exhibitions. right now, augmented reality allows you to experience what life is like for creatures in the open seas. still to come on today s show the canadian port that likes to blow its own horn. horns honking
creatures in the open seas. still to come on today s show the canadian port that likes to blow its own horn. horns honking and the big bear hugs that could help save a famous marsupial from extinction. that s quite the noise! well, that noise is you re close enough. so stick with us for that. i m in mont saint michel, in northern france, where an unlikely dish has become something of a tourist attraction. i m getting into the beat here! the mere de poulard omelette has been served here since the 19th century, when the owners were in need of a quick and easy recipe to serve to the island s many visitors. since then, it s become a strange staple of the french election cycle.
the seconds, loud, and the other person follows the score. i am very keen on experimental and weird music. and so, when asked to compose a piece of music for five to ten freighters, i easily jumped at the chance. i had no idea what it was going to sound like. basically, we re given a graphic score where we can kind of basically like, fill in dots, so to speak, that indicate when somebody is supposed to honk their horn. 41, 42, 43. quite often, you can hear a harmony which is actually not intended butjust happens to come out like this sometimes. it s absolutely beautiful. one, two, three, four. horn blares ..five, six, seven. horns honking continues
..five, six, seven. horns honking continues. sheila was doing the horn today. herfirst time. and she started out, ok, i got to get this right, - i got to do this right. and after a while, - she got into it and got into the ad lib, improvised spirit of the thing. - and you could almost see her. her body language was going to the music. - and i thought, ok, this is fantastic. i 59, 60! yes! laughter. good job. whoa! i didn t get quite the melodic structure i was hoping to get. but it was a beautiful. beautiful to hear anyway. weu. it-s interesting, i guess. it puts a little bit- of a twist in your lunch hour, for sure.
you can head for nantes in brittany, which every year, hosts a huge citywide art trail. it s 30 stages, taking the big attractions at the jules verne inspired machines de l ile theme park. you have to pay to ride the great elephant or sea world carousel. but many other sites on the route are free. the beach town of boulogne is home to europe s biggest aquarium. and it s vast. there are about 1,600 species at nausicaa and the main tank s so big it takes about six weeks to fill. there are rotating exhibitions. right now, augmented reality allows you to experience what life is like for creatures in the open seas. still to come on today s show the canadian port that likes to blow its own horn. horns honking