Bordeaux Break

We went to Bordeaux with David and June for a couple of days, hunting for wine. Bordeaux is about 3 hours away, so we spent the afternoon of Wednesday sightseeing. The city has a lovely feel to it; architecture, culture and gastronomy, with a nice 'buzz' to it.



















We had a meal in the evening in one of the many street restaurants, but it was prepared and served with panache; the chef obviously wanted it to look as good as a 'michelin' resto.

The next morning we went off to discover St Emilion. For David, this was a bit of a pilgrimage. None of us really knew anything of the place, only of the wine. But the village of St Emilion is perched up in the hills to the side of the valley of the Dordogne just before it joins the Garonne to become the Gironde. The village is now a World Heritage site and reflects the money wine has made over the centuries.







We got our timing a little wrong as we realised that, as part of the national 'heritage' week-end, St Emilion holds an evening of events and processions this coming Saturday. Part of the reason for this is that the weekend is also the ceremony to open the wine harvest.

However, our purpose in coming to St Emilion was fullfilled and we firmly intend to return to both Bordeaux and St Emilion. David did the tourist thing and bought a box of 'souvenirs' .....

.......as well as one for the weekend!