Started the day with heading to a cafe on the other side of town recommended by the “Lost in Bordeaux site” called Cafe Eriu. Had a good chat with the Barista who is from London and had some good restaurant recommendations. After headed into the spectacular public gardens. Large and nicely done. From there headed over to the wine negotiants museum. This was a well curated series of cellars followed by a nicely explained tasting of only 2 different wines, but the explanations were interesting. From there a lunch at Les Valliants recommend by the barista. Then it was off to the Musee d’Aquitaine, which does Bordeaux history pretty much from the Stone Age. I skipped up to more modern times but was interested in their rather forthright treatment of the slave trade. Nantes seemed to be a bigger transhipment point, but Bordeaux was definitely in the midst of it. After that it was off to the Ecole du Vin for a tasting, and luckily I got a waitress who was an enthusiast and happy to do small pours for me so I could taste some different things.