It’s Friday! A scavenger hunt is on the agenda. I am getting more comfortable walking around the city and exploring. These little goats and piggies are right outside the hotel room. A vendor selling cheese, using the goats as a selling tactic. We have to meet for the assignment.. Group Ramrod (nice that I am…

I ordered room service today. Yay!! Eggs. Bleck. Not good…. But, is room service ever good?! The coffee though. Two pots and I drank every sip! ! ! La Petit Commerce was recommended as good seafood (from the guys that are here with Kyle)… Well, I will not take their recommendations any longer. This was…

Starting another day with a pastry. I will walk it all off later, right? Yesterday, Kyle asked me to choose a wine bar and he would meet me there after work. He knows that I would be tepid about doing it, but he pushes me every so slightly. I approach and say “une vin.” Success!…

The French like to sleep in and stay out late. I was downstairs at Paul for coffee at 705 am and they were closed! So, at a brisk 9 C, I took a walk along what we have dubbed as “train street.” Officially called Rue Fondaudege, it was eerily empty. Finally, I locate La Maison Du…

The time change was brutal this morning, but powering through is the only way to combat it. Up at 7 (feels like 1 am) drinking espresso and working. Intimidated by the language barrier, Euros, and simply being abroad had me hiding in the room. I ventured out for a café latte and pointed at some…

  Day 1 found us in a cold and dreary Bordeaux at 6 pm after 18 hours of travel. We rented a car and started navigation to the hotel.  Driving around in circles for 2 hours led us nowhere. At several points, we were driving down a shopping center that (we later discovered) was not…