Bordeaux

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Safely arrived in Bordeaux. The train was late, but we had no connections, so it didn't matter to us.

It is 20 degrees (F) cooler here, cloudy and drizzly. Quite a relief after yesterday. Our hotel is very nice and in a very nice area (taxied through some sketchy areas between here and the train station....). RIGHT in the center of things. We have been to the tourist office to arrange a wine tasting, have seen some of the major squares (and some of the cows -- one of those "public art" things where they make a whole bunch of large fiberglas critters and various artists embellish them), and have seen the river and a batch of public monuments.

The foodie is scouting out dinner...... I came back to make use of our own nice clean facilities.........

Last night I managed to triage all the pics. I've been here for a week, almost, and it's comforting to realize that I have plenty of storage for pics (and if I don't wnat to throw one out when two look almost identical, that's ok; I have enough room to keep them both until I have a screen larger than this lovely and SO welcome netbook's -- THANK YOU, LAURIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) ).

One day I will show you all these things I am talking about, and will talk less.....................


ps -- did you know that everyone speaks French here? Everyone. Even the little kids. Even the little kids whose origins are clearly from other continents. Even on tv!!!! I haven't gotten used to it yet............



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