Mercure Cite Mondiale 3m Bordeaux

... for a nice hearty meal. We found an Indian place and continuing with the tradition of the day of me ingesting stuff I don’t normally ingest, we went there. The food was delicious and even though it was a little spicy I had my rice and my nan bread to keep my tongue happy! After the busy day we drove back to the campsite and went to bed. We were going to leave the next morning but decided that if the weather was nice we would stay longer so that we ...

... system. A good use of modern technology.

The ceremony was held in both French and English, a paragraph in the first, followed by the translation in the second. So both of them said first “oui” and then “I do”: doubly married! That’s similar to the way my wife and I were married.

After the ceremony finished, we took some photos in doors and out and then had cake and ...

... at 2:00, before the start of services. The wedding will follow shortly after the service. Helen asked if we could have a cell phone on line to her church area back in Michigan, and I told her that would be fine, though I wasn’t sure how well they’d be able to hear.

I gave Mrs. Audoin a break from food preparation and had dinner at the hotel. It was pleasantly restful. The salad bar is wonderful at the hotel. Generally, the French put a lot of ...

... 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 visited two wineries. We were given tours and information on their wines and winemaking, and tasted some of their wines. We also got to visit Chateau Margaux - ok, the bus stopped out the front just for a look, but it was great to get a glimps.

... checking the next one we asked the women at reception if we could borrow there computer and realize that the room was booked in the first place we were at. After goig back in forth with reception we finally get a room and it is DIRTY! Not just a little dirty like week old cooler/eskie smell in the non working food filled fridge dirty. After this we change to a new room and this room the shower has pink and black ...

... avoir ici avec moi, je parlerai beaucoup plus l'anglais que  le français, récemment j'ai décidé d'essayer quelque chose de nouveau pour continuer a améliorer mon Français. Il y a à Montpellier, un Centre de langue dont le nom est Américain center où ils font, chaque mercredi, un échange des langues. Donc, il y a des Français qui vont pour retrouver des Anglophones pour qu'ils puissent pratiquer leur anglais et, bien sur, des Anglophones qui veulent pratiquer leur Français. Je ...

... m wearing proper swimming shorts, but apparently in France this is not allowed, and men must wear speedos! Is that for security reasons? surely it isn't for hygene, as the swimming pool was dirty already, with people's hair, sand and the random plaster floating in the water...if anyone knows anything about it, please let me know.... Stay tuned.

... breakfast (croissants and coffee) at a local cafe, we then went to the 'Musee des Beaux Arts' (the museum of fine arts), it was free to get into as all of Bordeaux's museums are. We spent a cultured morning looking around, looking at paintings that we had no idea about, but enjoying it nevertheless. In the afternoon we walked to the large public gardens and sat there and had a picnic, the gardens are beautifully ...

... proper care and use of knives. Although we were supposed to eat lunch at Le Chapon Fin after our class, we decided to cancel our reservation - too full from the lesson! Matthew then took the Golf and tried to find the EuropCar office at the Bordeaux train station (no luck!) while Emma and I shopped. We definitely need to return to Bordeaux and spend time sight-seeing - it's one of ...