Out and about in Nancy (area)

Friday night the English lecteurs decided to meet at an Irish pub in town to do a little "research" for finding a good place to invite our students to meet us to practice speaking English outside the classroom. Some of us have already asked our students if they'd be interested in having a night to meet up at a bar for this "extracurricular activity," and we've all had very positive feedback. Before going to Le Phénix bar, I met Jacklyn (another English teacher) and Jonathan (a French person) at a French/Italian restaurant in the Old Town. I'd passed by it numerous times, so it was good to try it out. Later that night Jacklyn, Jonathan, and I went to nearby Toul to go to one of his favorite bars with live music. The group was called La Roulette Rustre (Rusty Roulette) and featured 10+ members playing a wide range of instruments, including guitars, the flute, violin, and tuba. One song was about how Americans love war...a little awkward for Jacklyn and I... Other than that, it was great music. Hopefully we'll have our place and time for "bar night" finalized by the end of the week.