More Bordeaux and less wine!! 9/24

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Later off the mark today and simply in ride recovery mode – we earned it! Didn’t rain on us after all and we explored our local scene. Nice day!

Public Jardin just blocks from us!

This was next to a childrens marionette stage.

Very much a small “Central Park”. Imagine it predates it.

Mary and I snuck a tasting in at the Cite du Vin ( one up on Gene?). After lunch we headed by tram to the Cite du Vin. We’re on the eighth floor exterior tasting balcony

The architectural vision should have you seeing the swirl of wine in a glass!
The Musee of Wine is in what looks like gentrified dock lands on the “blonde” Rive Garonne. It’s heavily silted and the color they describe as “blonde” is caused by the confluence of the ocean estuary and river merging.
Miroir d’eau (Water Mirror)
Quite the history of a wartime dismantled monument, Quinconces Fountain, discovered in Angers and returned in 1982.

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  2. I just binge read your trip reports. I’m heading to work on Monday full of jealous feelings! Beautiful photos (especially the ones with you!) and looks like a fantastic trip so far.

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