Nina's Blog - Saturday 4th October 2025

Saturday 4th October 2025,14:54

No cafe pictures today. Despite walking around the main square twice I didn't find a cafe that I felt suited me. But it wasn't just that the cafes were too busy or looked like they had no food. It was also because most of them had a small or sometimes large crowd of young black clad men congregating around the outdoor seating and the entrance. There were very few women in or around the cafes. I just didn't feel comfortable with idea of pushing my way through these groups of men and perhaps then discover that there was nowhere to sit inside anyway. So I walked to the Netto supermarket and bought some snacks: sliced bread, sliced meat, cucumber salad, raspberry doughnuts. Just had one of the doughnuts, very nice with a substantial amount of raspberry inside.

So here are some pictures of rainy Pont-a-Mousson.

First my hotel. I think it is better described as a motel. It's the red painted building in the middle of the picture.

The area is very walkable and the hotel is close the the river

About a hundred metres along the road into town is a roundabout with a curious construction that welcomes motorists to Pont-a-Mousson.

On the edge of the river is a marina and parking places for camper vans as well as facilities for disposing of waste.

Access to the pontoons in the marina is via entrance ways like these




As I walked on the Promenade Winston Churchill along the river to the bridge that I presume bears the name of the town I saw a large bug hotel. I thought I had taken a better picture but my mobile is playing up and doesn't always store the picture when I press the button. The bug hotel is to the right of the big butterflies.

Before I got a clear view of the bridge I passed the bus station

Saturday 4th October 2025, 15:56

At the eastern end of the bridge stands the church of Saint Martin

And from Place Saint Antoine on the west side you can see the church between the buildings

Another mural

And the covered market

In the main square, Place Duroc there is a merry go round

An a display for what I presumed is breast cancer awareness, but seems to be about cancer generally

Nearby is the memorial to the American ambulance volunteers o the '14-'18 war.


And here is a view looking back at the square.

I headed out of the Place Duroc in the direction of the Netto and took a picture of a typical town centre side street

After a couple of hundred metre I came to the memorial to the dead of the Resistance

Then just as I started walking up the bride over the railway I spotted this ornate garden door. And that's it for scenery today.

Saturday 4th October 2025, 16:46

Today's outfit. Well just the indoor part; I didn't take any pictures including my coat and hat because I couldn't fin anywhere out of the wind and rain to prop my mobile up to take pictures

Not a good picture. I'm wearing a knitted black dress.

The sun's shining so I went out to take a few pictures. So here is the outfit with the coat and hat

I’ve been meaning to thank you for posting all those wonderful pictures of your travels. You did such an excellent job of finding beauty in the world and I appreciate your efforts. Once again “Thank You”!

Saturday 4th October 2025, 15:37

The bridge


There is a shelter built under the edge of the park by the bridge with a pleasant mural


From the shelter you can see the bridge and the buildings on the other side of the river

From the shelter I walked under the bridge. The glass building between two small arches is, I think, an indoor market

Your optimism is admirable.