March 9, 2013
February 7, 2013
Hotel de Cheverus
A beautiful example of luxurious XVIIIth century architecture in Bordeaux, the former residence of an Archbishop, Cardinal de Cheverus.
February 6, 2013
February 5, 2013
February 4, 2013
February 3, 2013
February 2, 2013
February 1, 2013
January 31, 2013
January 30, 2013
January 29, 2013
January 28, 2013
A froggy morning
The Jardin Public (Public Garden),
a wonderful english style park created during King Louis XV.
January 27, 2013
The old gate became an arch
The tower was the entrance of the royal residence where Alienor of Aquitaine, Queen of France then Queen of England used to live. During a hundred years, a terrible war will see french and english fighting for this place.
January 26, 2013
Late in the old town
La Grosse Cloche is one of the most famous monument in town. The bell only rings for great events : a new century, WWII Victory Day. From the english occupation till the Revolution, there was the Town Hall. The tower was the belfry. It is the one we can see on Bordeaux coat of arms.
January 25, 2013
January 24, 2013
January 23, 2013
January 22, 2013
Bordeaux first bridge
Called "le pont de Pierre" (the stone bridge) while the residents used to wait for a boat unpermanent bridge during the reign of Louis XVIII (circa 1820)
January 21, 2013
January 20, 2013
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