Day 2 in Bordeaux

Our AirBnB was super quiet & dark so we both slept in - really needed that after being awake all night before.

After looking at the maps they’d left, we ventured out. It was super simple to get down to the heart of the city - a short walk. On route down we stopped for breakfast at Ériu, a tiny spot with good food. A gregarious Australian, Peppy, greeted us and we got into a good conversation - heard all about his life - been there 4 years, divorced from his French wife, a musician, dancer, who was identifying & promoting new « talent ». Told us the place to go was Market Tavern on Wed evenings. OK will try that.

Wandering towards the tourist office in Quinconces, we came across the historical Monument aux Girondins - in memory of the Girondin politicians who were killed in the French Revolution 1793-94. Quite spectacular.

Next stop was the tourist office for more maps & info. We then decided to rent bikes to tour along La Garonne river - not a good idea. This is when the « problems » began.

At the kiosk we did what we thought we should do - inserted our Visa card - yes we had to leave a deposit of 140 euros, but it would be returned when we brought the bikes back. The problem was - the bikes would not unlock - and they now had our 140 euros ( $209.25). Not good.

We waited in line at TBM (Transport Bordeaux Metropolitan) office forever - queue was crazy long with students purchasing passes - so left. Oh well, will have to solve that problem tomorrow.

On route home we stopped at Carrefour and stocked up on groceries.
Making dinner that night was a real challenge. It’s always hard settling into a new place- but as this is their home - they’d moved to their « cottage » on the Bay of Biscay - there was too much of everything - pots, pans, utensils, etc,etc. Then there was the challenge of the induction stove, weird oven etc etc. By 10pm I had our lovely salmon dinner ready. Note to self - on day 2 just heat up a pizza.Baca lagi