After a few days biking through grapes and abbeys in the Gironde, we've reached Bordeaux and are waiting for a train north. If you're going to be stranded for a couple of days, Bordeaux is the place to do it. It's a beautiful city - lots of open space, monuments and boulevards, gothic churches and funky art.
We spent the morning in the antique and second hand galleries - an eclectic and colourful mix of chandeliers, cigar smoke, clocks, furniture, rugs and crockery (no wattles Suzette). Most interesting finds were a sword and banjo set, a goat foot coat rack and a faux history book with a secret compartment.
Otherwise we've just been wandering about and sampling the local cuisine in the bistros and cafes. And of course toasting our new Bordelaise cousin with the very quaffable regional wines - congratulations!
We spent the morning in the antique and second hand galleries - an eclectic and colourful mix of chandeliers, cigar smoke, clocks, furniture, rugs and crockery (no wattles Suzette). Most interesting finds were a sword and banjo set, a goat foot coat rack and a faux history book with a secret compartment.
Otherwise we've just been wandering about and sampling the local cuisine in the bistros and cafes. And of course toasting our new Bordelaise cousin with the very quaffable regional wines - congratulations!
3 comments:
Oooh- all sounds very Harry Potter to me!How far north is the train you're waiting for? Is it Holland next or Spain first? Baggy Beckham & Prince Valiant (of the new haircut) send higs x
(make that 'hugs')
You're such a mean mother! How was QLD? Higs from us over here
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