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Travel Blogs from Bordeaux
Arrived in Bordeaux
... we will attempt a wine tour or wine and cheese lesson and perhaps more exploring down the river. Right now I'm off to bed the wifi does not work in my room and my iPad is locked in my bag at the front desk... There are no lockers just one communal lock room that everyone uses. So our packs are with us in the room and so far it's just the two of us in a 4 bed room. That could change. We have our own shower but no toilet...go ...
The Valley of Wines
Saying a farewell to Simon our host at Limoges, we set off down the motorway south heading towards Limoges initially, calling in to the Limoges HD Shop. Bry's work colleague had been in the week before and they had remembered him, small world.
From there we finally took the road along the Dordogne towards Bergerac. Wow, some stunning scenery and gorgeous old towns and medieval ...
Prehistoric Cave Paintings
... bear, reindeer. There were also numerous human silhouettes.
Afterwards, we went to the Pole International de la Prehistoire, an exhibition about prehistoric man. We had fun with their interactive activity where we pretending we were anthropologists investigating an ancient grave. Given their skeletons and artifacts, we had to reconstruct the story behind these people. We had a little workbook and informative stations in order ...
Wine Country
... we planned to do some sight seeing of the city but by the time we woke up and we had to do a lot of washing and we went for a shop we didnt end up doing anything at all, so we decided to book an extra night in Bordeaux to make up for it.
On the plus side I was finally able to find and buy a pair of running shoes which I have been trying to look for for a while, I was so happy and went for a run that night and it felt so ...
Leaving the farm
... lucky! I'm pretty happy about that, whats more it had a bath!!! Nice surprise so we spent the afternoon washing off the farm before heading out to the river with some breads and cheeses and foie grais for a late evening picnic by the river then back for a sleep.
So tired we're in bed before most of the locals it seems - no one seems to sleep at a reasonable hour in Europe, not even the children! ...
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Amenities
- Free parking