Blogs from Bordeaux, Aquitaine, France, Europe

TOUR 3 – La France – FRI, 01 JUL 2022 – “Day 7: BORDEAUX - BORDEAUX Wine tasting in the countryside. Free time this afternoon. (B,D)”... read more

On my trip to Bordeaux in 2019, I heard, constantly, how Bordeaux is all about tradition and rules. They also had to bad mouth Napa Valley in just about every presentation or tasting. Interestingly, when in Napa, nobody ever mentions France or Bordeaux. I found this highly irritating, and even brought it up to our very knowledgeable guides. So, try to figure this out! Food and Wine: As climate change continues to affect the French winemaking industry, the Bordeaux wines we've come to know and love may be different, but at least the region is actively preparing for its survival. In 2019, perhaps the world's best-known wine region url=https://www.foodandwine.com/wine/bourdeax-grape-varieties-allowed-cl... read more

From Barcelona, we drove through snow, staying halfway between Barcelona and Bordeaux at the cheapest place we could find for which we could pay online, which was a high school/hostel, and finally fell into the embrace of our wonderful friends in Bordeaux, who had a business phone that could call anywhere in the world. I spent nearly an hour on hold with Delta (not Air France through whom we had purchased the tickets). The US/Delta ticket agent was GREAT...his brother had recently been robbed in Rome, apparently with physical issues, so he was sympathetic and he found us fares that did NOT include the $300 per ticket change fees. The cheapest hotel (80 euros for one bed, toilets and showers down the hall) we could find was near DeGaulle airport, so far, so good, as long ... read more

Got away from the chateau around 10am heading to Puy L’Eveque for an overnight. 5hr drive today through beautiful countryside, chose no freeways just windy country roads and pretty villages, arriving in Puy L’Eveque around 3pm which gave us plenty of time to explore the small town situated on The Lot….very pretty and we stayed in a very old B&B run by a nice English couple. A beautiful town that should be visited more. All pics are on previous post. Thursday left Puy L’eveque around 10am and drove around 3hrs Castillon la Bataille….we decided not to do freeways….just the whole way on country roads through beautiful villages…which you do not see on the freeways…..it was fantastic….watching the changing landscape from the Langguedoc-Roussillon region…which is quite rocky and sparse to rich soils and lots of farming of ... read more

Tag 24 – Nie wieder nach Bordeaux Der Wecker klingelte um acht und wir gingen in den Botanischen Garten. Das war irgendwie witzig, aus dem Bett aufzustehen und loszugehen - umziehen oder Zähneputzen ging ja nicht. ;) Ana wollte lieber in Ruhe zum Bahnhof gehen, sie hatte ja einen großen Backpack dabei. Wir hatten dann etwa eine Viertelstunde im Botanischen Garten, der glücklicherweise um acht aufmachte. Die Zeit reichte, um einmal vom einen bis zum anderen Ende zu laufen und sich einen Überblick zu verschaffen. Der Garten war in verschiedene Regionen eingeteilt, die Region bei Arcachan entdeckten wir auch. Daraufhin liefen wir zum Bahnhof und setzten uns auf die Wartebank. Schließlich kam Ana auch. Und, mit welcher Wahrscheinlichkeit würde der Bus kommen? Ich meinte 70 %, Ana hatte sich ja am Vortag mehrfach auf dem Handy ... read more