[Leica] Nathan's PAD 5/9/2017: another day in Bordeaux

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

The man and dog for me, Nathan. I love Bordeaux and try to go there 
every year. Unfortunately, I settle for the local fare, and thus am a 
stranger to English fish and chips, and Vietnamese food, a la 
Bordelaise. By the way, the Cit? du Vin is definitely worth a visit.

Douglas



On 06/09/2017 07:14, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Yesterday was my only full day here, since I am flying home this 
> afternoon. But it was a good day. Five images.
>
> In the morning I gave a talk at the conference I am attending. It is held 
> at the University of Bordeaux law school, with a statue of Montesquieu 
> dominating the main stairway (he was the guy who came up with the 
> separation of powers into the executive, legislative and judicial branches 
> of government, and he was born 25 km from Bordeaux):
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-wfTC5dn/A
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> I then visited the city?s magnificent cathedral, close to 1000 years old, 
> although of course most of it has been added later:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-5QVz4Q9/A
>
> After going back to the hotel and changing into comfortable clothes, I 
> ventured out for the evening. Bordeaux has an excellent and inexpensive 
> public transport system, making it easy to get around. I first went to the 
> contemporary art museum?those of you who follow my postings will know that 
> this is usually on my itinerary when visiting a city. The museum is housed 
> in an old warehouse and makes great use of the space. Here part of an 
> exhibition by Naufus Ram?rez-Figueroa, a Guatemalan artist based in Berlin:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-773dwb5/A
>
> Then I hopped on the tram again and went further north along the river to 
> La Cit? du Vin, a huge museum/exhibition space devoted to wine, as one 
> might expect in the world?s most important wine district. It was about to 
> close, but I really had come to see the architecture:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-sgk7RcX/A
>
> And after all this cullture it was time for some physical nourishment, 
> starting with a beer on Place du Palais (same place as the day before), 
> where I asked this couple to pose for me:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MCLz5qq/A
>
> I finished a satisfying day with a nice dinner at a Vietnamese/Thai 
> restaurant. No pics from there, I was hungry!
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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