55 km. Details
A lovely easy spin in spring sunshine, followed by the usual slow business of navigating oneself into the centre of a big city while avoiding the major arterial roads. That was an even more painful process than usual today, the roadsigns were determinedly directing me to the fastest - and therefore least cyclist-friendly - routes. No big problem, I had plenty of time, but it took a bit of fiddling about.
To be fair, French signage is generally very good, at least as good as in the UK and maybe less likely to mislead. My only complaint has generally been that "toutes directions" quite often turns out to have been an abbreviation for "toutes les directions sauf la direction que vous voulez".
So, a painstaking business getting into Bordeaux. However, once in it becomes clear that this is a city of considerable charm.
I've barely scratched the surface yet, of course, these are just random shots taken on a short walk from the hotel. More serious exploring tomorrow.
3 comments:
I've just randomly stumbled upon your blog.
I want to tell you how fantastic I think it is !
I'll gladly follow it day by day to check out your views on my homeland.
Ride well !
Vous êtes très aimable. Thank you, I can't guarantee that I'll ride well but I can certainly promise to enjoy it.
Very happy memories of Bordeaux. Over thirty years since we were there, but I remember huge old wine warehouses on the river being converted into rather nice restaurants and galleries. Really had the sense of getting into the south - all warmer and gentler.
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