Residhotel Galerie Tatry Bordeaux

un deux un deux test micro j'espère que tout fonctionne!<br>Bon voilà on est à un mois de l'aventure, les préparations se font tranquillement.<br>On a pensé qu'un blog pourrait être sympa pour vous tenir informé de ce que nous faisons et où nous sommes, on essayera de poster des commentaires régulièrement et mettre des photos aussi.<br>Surtout n'hésitez pas à commenter, ça fera plaisir!<br>A bientôt et allez hop on y va...<br>Charline et Jeremy<br><br><br>

Well, this will be my last entry. I was hoping to have updated more than i did, but i also thought i'd have far more internet than i did! Oh well, i think you've all got a picture of what it was like over here and i'm sad and ready to come back. here's a few more pics to leave you with and i'll be sure to let everyone see all 1,000 pictures we took! See you all soon! <br><br>Au revoir!!<br>

Not much to say here, but what a cool old city. We tasted some amazing wines and picked some to bring back. We wandered around town and drank more wine. Then it was up to the old tower to check out the view and drink my heineken on the street! Day seized. <br>

We spent our first day in Bordeaux relaxing and wandering around the city. Ate a few baguettes. <br><br>The next day we caught a train to St Emilion to check out the beautiful little village.<br><br>On our last day we did a wine tour of Medoc ...

... but vines could be seen. Big juicy grapes soaking up the sunshine and hanging low below the leaves. <br><br>Vines and vines as far as the eye can see. Every once in awhile a Grande Chateau shows itself above the grape leaves. Enormous stone pillars supporting elaborate iron-worked gates mark the entrance from the road. Many of these offer &#8216;vente direct&#8217 ...

... village atop a hill covered in grape vines. There are over 800 vinyards located there and it was really cool to see. The one bad thing about it was that it was the hottest day of the year 100 degrees and we had to walk up hill to and from the train station, but other than that it was great. SUCH GOOD WINE.<br>

... I visit - while my crepes get cold, but it's great talking to someone so in love with their area and she's so amazed to be talking to an Australian in Tréguier that we keep talking for a bit, while her other customers patiently wait. I have to admit that I felt guilty because I didn´t go to the places she recommended (I would have had to backtrack and I didn't have the time) - please don't tell her - you will recognise her easily if you ever have a crepe at the market in Tr ...

... but he probably left it lying about for someone to lift. Ended up having a decent meal and a few brandies.Bordeaux certainly looked impressive - some great buildings and a very wide river Garonne. For shoppers it looks good too, not that I give a damn about that personally. This city has some fantastic public squares, a good climate, and although they do get rain, it didnt while we were there.

... 1.80 euros per 1 hour. Even though it was raining Jackie and I decided to go for a walk around the town. We had about 1.45 hours free before tea. We promptly got lost and just got back in time for tea, however we did get to see around the town and we weren't disappointed. After tea and a chat with some NZ´s we went to bed about 9.30pm. I think today has been our longest in the coach so we are hoping for less travel tomorrow.

Today I drove 100 km east of Bordeaux for a pleasant lunch visit with James and Odile Muir who are both officers in the French association, and whose service we appreciate very much. They live very near the village of Saint Michel de Montaigne where the famous renaissance essayist lived in his tower. I enjoyed Montaigne's writings ...