Day 7

6 October 2022

There was nothing of any urgency to do today, so Kirsty emerged at 9.30am.

I was up much earlier to overlap with the office for an hour or so. Things are flat out there, with a huge development having just been registered so there are over 200 settlements due within the next 3 weeks. Kate is doing a fantastic job running the office. Am I really needed ?

After breakfast we headed out for the short walk to the Museum of Contemporary Art. The weather was overcast today, and it was good to be back in clothes for a cooler climate, as that is most of what we brought over here.

The Museum is housed in an old warehouse, which is a massive space. There was a temporary exhibition from Poland documenting an avant garde movement there in the 60’s. They established their own gallery, but then protested against their own rules for the gallery……very 60’s.

The permanent exhibition, whilst not huge, was evocative, specially some of the film elements. One particular one was the artist filming a cup of ink he was holding and from time to time he would focus on the reflections in the cup. As he was on the street, you can hear the conversation he has with passers by who question what on earth he is doing. Of course, this was in French so I only have a slight understanding of the conversations !

After the Museum we ventured into the nearby gardens for a stroll and then back into the old town for a shopping expedition. We have seen some cushion covers that would suit our new home, so got those and some table matts. Very exciting.

It was getting on towards lunch time, so we headed to an area away from the tourists to find a more authentic experience at a bistro. Our luck was in and we had a typical French café lunch on the footpath watching the world go by. Mine was a pulled duck burger with a fig jam, and for Kirsty a croque monsieur (with egg), and of course, French fries which come with everything. A nice enpresse beer and it felt like time for a nap.

But no, more shopping. We walked a fair bit today for little result, which is OK. Kirsty did find a lovely jumper. Back home by 4.30, a little glass of something and time to think about our next step tomorrow being our move to Saint Emilion for 4 days.

Bordeaux has been lovely, friendly, approachable, walkable, warm and with a personality that says: sit back, relax and enjoy me…..and we did.