Hotel Inn Bordeaux City Centre

... Tabernacles and then a sermon on the deep significance of marriage. We finished in time to get everything ready for the wedding. We had a scheduled beginning time of 4:10 pm, because Helen's congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan wanted to listen to the ceremony over the phone. The wedding had originally been planned to take place in Michigan, but due to the US State Departments refusal of an engagement visa ...

I had needed to get out...

I was starting to get a little antsy with things in Paris...Needless to say, one of my classes are really starting to get on my nerves, and it's not just because of the kids...

Aaaaaaaaaaaaanyways...I went on a whim and bought a ticket to Bordeaux to visit a friend out here.

Get out, get out right now!!!

Bordeaux is really nice (change of scenery). I ...

... on the quality of the fruits and vegetables. Things must be just ripe and at their best, not picked a week early for shipment somewhere. As a result the salads and raw vegetables served with vinaigrettes of various kinds are wonderful. I made a meal of the salad bar and was quite content.

After dinner I worked on preparing the sermon I will give tomorrow. And I decided to make an early night of it. As I was working I received a text message from my good friend ...

... out, and from there one can locate the Arc de Triomphe, Sacré Cœur up on the hill and other landmarks.

In Bordeaux, I picked up another rental car and drove to the hotel where we will have services on the Sabbath and where the wedding will be celebrated as well. I picked up a bottle of wine (such wonderful choices here!) and drove to the home of Mr. Mrs. Audoin for ...

We spent our first day in Bordeaux relaxing and wandering around the city. Ate a few baguettes.

The next day we caught a train to St Emilion to check out the beautiful little village.

On our last day we did a wine tour of Medoc ...

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... of-the art winery complete with the latest technology and even a "switchboard" that controlled the temperatures of all the stainless steel vessels. The visits would continue in a similar fashion at the hidden Chateau Figeac of St. Emilion and the majestic Chateau Beychevelle of St. Julian. With only 24 hours to pay homage to this wine mecca, I made a point of seeing one chateau from each of the ...

... So its a hello then a quick see you later, which actually was the impression I got from her emails so was not expecting any hand holding. Interesting thing was on the tram ride in we were talking and an English guy overheard us, when I said that reducing traffic and more pedestrian space was people friendly. He W's disgruntled and was like friendly, people in Bordeaux are so rude, they are the rudest people in all of France, they are pigs.... oh wow. Nathalie also ...

... pipes, electricity, etc. And believe me, it works! I was skeptical at first as well (you only see that kind of thing in the movies) but when I actually got the hang of it I couldn't believe it! I think the basic principal is that there is energy or some kind of magnetism that gets channeled in these underground pipes, whether it's electrical or whatever. Similar to the principal of using a compass except on a different scale. Like a compass is ...

... while I check my grades via phone - I officially graduated!! Good thing we celebrated. Now off to bed. We take a leasurely lie in and rouse ourselves just after noon. A quick snack on the ship then off to the city for a little window shopping. We stop at a couple sidewalk cafes and sample the local food. We find ourselves back at Jacques place and stick around for a little dessert ...