Day 4 in Bordeaux

 Great day today. After our big day out on Wednesday, we took it easy this morning. We headed out around 10.30 for our morning coffee. We were aware that Thursday was the big strike day in France so we weren't sure what would be open. The gendarmerie were on the streets early which was a bit disconcerting. 

We headed to La Cite du Vin (the Wine Museum) but thanks to the preparations for the protest, some of our tram route was closed. We had a very pleasant walk to Quinconces and, thankfully, the trams began running from there. With the temperature heading up to 32 degrees, we didn't want to walk all the way.

La Cite du Vin is amazing! The museum explains how wine grows, where it grows, what the different varieties are and how best to enjoy them. The graphics and the presentation are TOP CLASS. So, so interesting. Ian and I feel ready to become winemakers after everything we have learnt in the last 2 days.

We finished the visit with a complementary glass of wine on the 8th floor of the gorgeous building. It has a balcony with panoramic views of Bordeaux. We strolled around the balcony drinking our lovely Bordeaux wine. Lovely.

On the way home, the protest was well and truly up and running. There was a march through the major streets of Bordeaux. At first, we couldn't make sense of the actual purpose of the protest, but eventually we worked out that they are against proposed budget measures that would impact hardest on the working people. Macron is definitely not popular. I love nothing better than a protest march and I wanted to follow them all they way. Ian was less enthused. We walked with the march for about a kilometre then peeled off. I was really hoping for a rousing chorus of The Marseillaise but I was disappointed.

On the way home, we stopped at a creperie. The good things about places that serve crepes is that they generally make galettes. Galettes are made from buckwheat and are naturally GF. It was the first thing we had eaten since breakfast so we were hungry.

Back home to share the bottle of red we bought yesterday at St Emilion. Great day.











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  1. Dani C18 September 2025 at 18:35

    Happy to be tasters when you start making the wine! Sounds like a nice relaxing day

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