fountain in Bordeaux city

Bordeaux

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October 23rd 2010
The flight from Milan to Bordeaux was brief, only an hour or so. We hitched a ride as soon as we arrived on the easybus. Making the initl transition from Italian to French was difficult at times we caught ourselves saying grazie as opposed to Merci, which made us look a little stupid. Our first impression of Bordeaux was one of beauty. It's a lovely city, very clean and well presented, we never ... read more

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