I was back in Bordeaux for a morning before leaving for the Loire Valley.
I love the heads carved into the limestone buildings.
A statue of Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), the heroine of France in the country's wars with England, stands int a small park. Someone with a sense of humor placed it in the historically English part of Bordeaux.
The wonderful Monument aux Girondins is a spectacular feature at one end of the Place des Quinconces, one of Europe’s largest city squares. It honors the Girondins, a moderate faction that supported the French Revolution, but many of whom were executed by a more radical faction.
My group visited the 18th century home of a man whose family had occupied it since 1850.
He gave us a tour of the ground floor, then served up a wine that his family sells.
I passed the Miroir d'eau (Mirrored Pool) on the way back.
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The stone face carving is impressive. I would have loved to hear the presentation in the 1850s house and sampled their wine. That mirrored pool looks like a great way to cool off on a warm day.
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