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  • La Cité du Vins, Bordeaux

    La Cité du Vins, Bordeaux

    After reaching our westernmost destination on our Alps-Atlantic trip at Biarritz (click here to see related posts), we came back via Bordeaux and stopped for a few days to explore the area. The Cité du Vin is a museum as well as a place of exhibitions and academic seminars on the theme of wine located…

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  • Bookstore Librairie, Biarritz

    Bookstore Librairie, Biarritz

    Another entry to our tour of bookstores around the world … We found this gem of a bookstore in Biarritz.  The bookstore is called “BOOKSTORE”. And to confirm the nature of its business, on the storefront below the name, it says “Librairie Bookstore”. It is understandable that this establishment at a French beach town is…

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  • Biarritz food diary:  La Cabane à Huitres

    Biarritz food diary: La Cabane à Huitres

    La Cabane à Huitres – we went to this oyster shack on rue Gambetta – a street lined with shops, and at the top end, restaurants (that are not overly touristy). Small place with brisk service. Simple decor made it feel like a shack. They have oysters from Marennes d’Oleron Fines de Claires at three…

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  • Grand Plage, Biarritz

    Grand Plage, Biarritz

    Continuing with our Easter Alps to Atlantic trip … After Saint-Emilion, we headed south directly to Biarritz by-passing the city of Bordeaux (which we would later visit). The drive down A63 was easier, a lot less twists and turns, and the landscape is flat. This area, Landes is part of an estuary but looks a…

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  • Saint-Emilion snapshots, part II

    Saint-Emilion snapshots, part II

    A few more snapshots … Saint-Emilion is on the east in the Bordeaux wine region and the right bank of the Dordogne. In the region, there are 5400 hectares for growing vines, 800 wine estates and 127 that are listed and opened to the public. The vineyards of Saint-Emilion are ancient. Back in the Roman…

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  • Hostellerie de Plaissance, Saint-Émilion

    Hostellerie de Plaissance, Saint-Émilion

    Saint-Émilion is rustic and picturesque. Hostellerie de Plaissance is located in the center of it sitting above the Place du Marché next to the Monolithic church (Clocher de l’eglise Monolithe). The restaurant has a private courtyard that overlooks the square and restaurants below. We could have sat outside but due to the pollen, we opted to be inside.…

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