Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Yes, such an alien idea to me having fish and chips there ? When in Bordeaux, do as the Bordelais ;-) Nice series anyways :-) Amities Philippe > Le 6 sept. 2017 ? 16:08, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a ?crit : > > 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 >> >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information