Tuesday 11/02/21

Another rainy day forecast for Bordeaux, but sunshine started the day. I had a coffee at Blacklist, one of the better coffee shops and near by my Airbnb. Then took the tram down to the train station for the trip to Margaux. This takes about 40 minutes on a TER train, a local line. I’d arranged for a tour and wine tasting at a Grand Cru Chateau called Marquis de Terme. Arrived in Margaux a little after 11:00am thinking I could catch lunch before my 1:00pm appointment, but wow almost nothing around and nothing open, no people. Luckily the Chateau, which was about a 15 minute walk from the train station had a restaurant. It turned out to be a very good restaurant, and I had an excellent lunch, followed by a private tour of the winery and some tasting. I was sufficiently impressed that I bought 6 bottles, which will hopefully turn up in Seattle sometime in the near future. Would have done some more walking but the weather turned into a downpour, and took the train back to Bordeaux. It was really raining hard on arrival, so went back to apartment and hunkered down for awhile. Went out to Bistrot des Frerots again and met with John and Atsu and their friend for some wine and Charcuterie.

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