Monument aux Girondins |
Tramway tracks |
Fountain by the river La Garonne |
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Let the fun begin |
Fountain dressed for Breast Cancer week |
Free red wine for everybody! |
Eglise Saint-Pierre inside |
Porte Cailhau, part of the old walls of Bordeaux- medieval gateway |
Medieval gateway |
First good cup of coffee in France |
La Cloche, another remaining gateway to the city |
Hanging by the river |
Basilique Saint Michel |
The Grande Opera house with a tourist for decoration |
WIne tour with lots of barrels of wine |
Wine drinking is a very serious business |
Scull scull scull! down down down |
What a view! |
1.2km street Rue Sainte Catherine, one of the longest shopping streets in Europe |
Gateway within the modern city |
New development on the waterfront |
Pont de Pierre crossing the La Garonne |
Roller skater, now you don't see them often these days |
Two muppets on the bridge |
Le Lion created by Xavier Veilhan, made out of perspex |
Let the Orchids begin |
It was so hot in the display house! |
Predator? run! |
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I want one when I grow up! |
Proof that we were there |
The gates to the Jardin |
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Place de la Bourse |
Enjoying the spring day, warm in the sun |
Tour Pay-Berland |
Cathedrale Saint-Andre |
Hotel de Ville stop on the tram |
Gateway and church in distance |
Virgin Mary in gold at the top |
Gargoyles guarding the entrance and exit. ekkk |
Cathedrale Saint-Andre |
Tribunal de grande instance, housing seven court rooms |
We made it to the top! |
Now open wide! |
Tram and cars |
Cathedrale Saint-Andre from the front |
Cleaned part, such a difference |
Remarkable Organ with a very small Tom at the bottom |
This gives you an idea of how big it was |
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Hotel Touring |
Wallpaper on the ceiling, I just had to document it! |
Saint Emilion |
One of many fields of vins |
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Bell Tower in the center of town |
Monolithic church from the outside, which goes deep underground |
An innocent tourist unaware |
Realising the camera in the corner |
Puts his hand up and says opps |
Cloître de I'eglise Collégiale |
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Is he dead? |
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Old town square |
View from the keep tower |
A happy chappy after our wine purchase |
View the very top of 'The Keep' |
Going up |
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Tom bonding with the local wildlife |
All that is left of the biscuits is this photo |
proof we had a bottle from Saint Emilion |
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Cooking all the yummy veges |
Dipping in egg, then sauce and into your mouth! |
Our last petit dejéuner |
Tom showing off his moves on brick hills |
Gini holding for dear life!!!! |
The Dune de Pilat |
The dune has killed dozens of trees |
Taking the stairs on the way up |
We are at the beach but with no water to swim in! |
Big sand castle |
Fun in the sun and sand! |
Tom attempting to climb back up |
Preparing for her rolling show |
Taking the sand down |
A perfect day |
Bike signs engraved into the board walks |
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