BORDEAUX FRANCE: Why This City Stole Our Hearts (And We’re Moving There for a Month!)
Join us in Bordeaux, where medieval charm meets modern living! After falling in love with this vibrant French city, we’re sharing why we’re returning for a month in 2024.
City Highlights:
🚋 Easy tram system throughout the city
🏛️ CAPC & FRAC contemporary art museums
🎨 Stunning Bassins des Lumières digital art
💦 Magical Miroir d’Eau reflections
🍷 Gateway to wine country
🏰 Gothic architecture meets modern design
🥖 Local markets and cafes
Perfect for:
Culture enthusiasts
Food & wine lovers
History buffs
Extended-stay travelers
Day-trip adventurers
Coming in 2025: Follow our 7-week French adventure from Paris to Bordeaux, including a self-guided river cruise on the Canal du Midi, celebrating Terri’s 55th birthday in Paris and visiting with our youngest who is studying abroad, and some time visiting friends in, Dieulefit, and some food and cultural fun in Dijon and Lyon. We’ll wrap up with a few days in Zurich, Switzerland!
👇 Drop a comment: Which French city would you live in for a month?
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Video and images by Zeke and Terri from our iPhones
Video editing by Zeke using Finalcut Pro
Music from Epidemic Sound
00:00 Introduction: 3 days in Bordeaux, France
01:04 Day 1: Bordeaux City Pass activities
01:52 Monument aux Girondins
02:11 CAPC Musee d’art Contemporain de Bordeaux
02:44 Musee des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux
02:59 Cathedrale Saint-Andre de Bordeaux
03:29 Garrone River Boat Tour
03:46 Place de la Bourse / Miroir d’Eau
04:05 National Opera of Bordeaux
04:51 Day 2: more Bordeaux City Pass activities
06:15 Tour Pey-Berland
07:48 Musee d’Aquitaine
08:43 Frac Nouvelle-Acquitaine: La MECA
09:54 Bassins des Lumieres
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2 Comments
Wow, what a gorgeous city! I so miss France, and Bordeaux looks really different from Paris. How’s the French to English spoken ratio? Monsieur Weiben would be très déçu avec mon Français.
We are looking forward to our own trip there in late October. 🙂