Sunday 10/31/21

La Rochelle to Bordeaux.

Today I was fortunate to find that the scheduled train strike was canceled, therefore, my train was precisely on time. La Rochelle to Bordeaux leaving at 9:54 and arriving Bordeaux at 12:08. Bordeaux is much further south and as such is warmer than further north. On arrival, it was sunny and pleasant, and I took the tram and walked to find my AirBnb. This one is in a modern building, and is a a quite large one bedroom, but is very plain. In any case, everything works, the location is good and seems fine. Went out and found a crepe for lunch and spent some time reorienting myself to Bordeaux. It’s a big city, but the downtown core has lots of little restaurants and bistros. Went back to one of my favorite coffee shops, Black List, and they still make excellent coffee, and have super fast internet. After that, a little more walking around and then it started raining off an on with occasional vigor. Although google said Bistrot des Frerots would be closed, they were open since it is a holiday weekend here in France and Halloween seems to be recognized to some degree. I ordered a glass of Medoc and a small combination charcuterie plate, which turned out to be more than enough for dinner. Across the street was a Mexican bar with a full Mariachi band playing and there were enough costumes going on to think that it was going to be a wild night for the younger set.

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