Hope this finds everyone at home thriving in the new Fall season.
Bordeaux is 250,000 – most streets were made one way in 2003, after a major modernization and declaration that this 18th century architecture is a World Heritage site. Now lots of streets are closed to automobiles – only for pedestrians. In the 1700’s the ports were bustling with trade of sugar, rum, slaves and spices…good museum was fun, even with jet lag on our first day.
Group dynamics grooving along. We have two older women who left their husbands States-side and they are chatting away. Then my artist friends from North Carolina. She is a painter and her photographer husband Tommy is now a knife maker – This is her pilgrimage. French are weird and fun and we are learning about restaurant reservations – like make one even if no one is there. We have come at a good season as it is quieter.The Bordeaux Museum d’Aquitaine has lots of prehistoric artifacts – a perfect introduction to our travels.
The city has a new electric metro above ground – too much limestone to dig. It has been a major port through the centuries – sugar, wine, rum and slaves. The museum does a sensitive job interpreting all this.
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