Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Quite a variety, Nathan.? Looks like a wonderful place. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 9/6/2017 1:14 AM, 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 > > 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 > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >