France 2005
Bordeaux
France 2005
After my meetings were done, we rented a car and drove south to Bordeaux for the final part of our trip
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Thursday we leave La Baule to drive to Bordeaux. It's afternoon and we keep looking for places to eat along the way.
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The inn was closed, but the ducks had their lunch
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The only solution was resigning ourselves to eat at McDonalds!
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In fact, the food at our first French McDonalds experience was quite good and it was the cleanest fast food joint we have ever been in
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The main areas of central Bordeaux
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Stained glass and sculpture inside the Bordeaux Wine Council's hq
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This mastiff seemed to be fascinated with what this shop was selling
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"The Five Senses", where we were going to dinner for our last evening in France
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The small church outside our hotel
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The waterfront along the mouth of the Loire
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The government buildings of Bordeaux facing the Loire
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Our final dinner in France at Les Cinq Sens
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The sign right of the door says "Lamprey Eel Bordelaise", Max had it and it was delicious!
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Some interesting bands were playing, but we had to get up early for our plane home
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The light rail tram system in downtown Bordeaux
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Our final night in France
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