After our lunch at Kim's we spent a few hours in our apartment relaxing before taking our last walk. This time though we hopped on a tram to Esplanade des Quinconces, knocking off a couple miles. After all we purchased 24-hour tram tickets (the time begins the moment they're validated), and until today, hadn't used them.
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These tram tickets came in handy after lunch at Kim's. This
morning's fog had burned off and it was nearing 82F (27C)
and we didn't relish a three mile hike back to our apartment. |
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Brought my good camera this time. Winged
Liberty breaking the chains of bondage at the
top of the Girondins Monument I described
in the previous post. |
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Just liked this building facing Place de la
Comedie, the Grand Theatre square. |
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| Hey, this looks interesting. |
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| Yep, Notre Dame. Baroque church built 1684-1707. |
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Grand Hommes shopping arcade opened in 1990, but looks
like something built in the Victorian Age. |
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| Everything you do and don't need under one roof. |
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| And what a roof. |
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| It's not all about cathedrals and monuments. |
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St. Andre's Cathedral again, but this time we
got inside. See previous post for description. |
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Screams Gothic doesn't it? Okay, Romanesque
too. Wait until you see the interior shots.
(1096, remember?) |
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Pey Berland Bell Tower, but this time I have
my good camera for tight shots. See previous
post for description. |
I took these last two shots from our apartment balcony.
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This is a boat used for river cruises. It was moored at Porte
Cailhau, the site of the original Roman Harbor, our first night. |
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And the next evening this monster arrived and dropped off
hordes of tourists smack dab in the middle of Bordeaux's
Ancient Quarter. They barely had to walk 500 yards to every-
thing I included in this posting. |
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