Here we are at last, after a 9hr plane ride plus 2.5hr wait for the train, 8 minutes on the train to Euro Disney, blitzed the place in 1.5 hours (kidding, but there were a LOT of folks with mickey mouse ears hanging about the station where we changed trains), and 3 more hours on the TGV to Bordeaux, complete with unmasked woman with coughs and sniffles. Fortunately we were staying at one of possibly the best B&Bs with the loveliest hostess we have encountered. Isabel made sure we were very comfortable, turned up the AC and pointed us back to a bon restaurant to recover a bit of strength. It all went quite smooth except for a weird glitch trying to attach our phones to a local network (fixed).
I must say jet lag hit quite hard despite crashing in a timely fashion on the first night. The next two nights were not as good. We got the bike up and running also without issue and did a shakedown run all around on some of Bordeaux’s bike pathway network which goes everywhere. The city is pretty and clean, bisected by the Garonne river with several interesting bridges and one of those unprotected trams right at ground level which would never be allowed at home. There is a huge piece of the central city which is a no-car zone which we always welcome so a day was spent on foot touring the sites as well as the bike day.
Then it was time to sort what would come with us on the bike and what could stay back at the B&B while we toured for the next 24 days. We do our best but the panniers still seem to be stuffed and very heavy. Onward to Blaye in the morning.
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Looks awesome, beautiful city, glad you made it safely. The wine museum looks very cool. I love turtles but aren’t there any dogs in Bordeaux? 🐶🐾
I remember downtown Bordeaux from 2016 (I think). I have friends in a town outside Bordeaux. They coached us where to park & get a shuttle to the city center. It was a rainy day so we didn’t need the water spray park but it was beautiful. Now you are off & biking!!! Enjoy & stay healthy & safe.