Sunday, September 18
Today we set off to find the couple of Sunday markets we had read about - in France they are called Brocante, which is basically a second hand market. In Australia we call them Trash and Treasure markets, and in other places they are called flea markets. To get to them we had to walk through the student area of Bordeaux, as the University campus spreads around the area we were going to. It was very quiet on the streets, but when we got to Place de la Victory with the Porte d'Aquitaine there were a lot of people eating around the square enjoying their breakfast.
We finally found the market spread out around St. Michel's Bascillica and the Belltower. It was very extensive with lots of stalls to choose from. We found a few items that fitted our requirements - small, flat and light! There were lots of other things we would have loved to buy if it was in Australia but the logistics of getting things home makes life difficult when you're travelling. After a couple of hours looking around we needed a rest, and found a nice restaurant for lunch.
After lunch we continued strolling around the tiny streets, just observing how people live in this part of town, and eventually came to the river Garonne again. A huge chateau we passed apparently used to be a wine merchants house, called Chateau Descas!
There were lovely parks at this end of town and on a pleasant Sunday afternoon there were lots of people either having picnics, riding or walking through the park or playing sports. One sport we saw that amused us was a game of quidditch - we didn't have a clue what it was so we asked. Not being into Harry Potter we had no idea it came from those movies or that real people actually played it!
We strolled along the river until we reached the other end of town where we came across 3 of the river cruise boats docked. This was near a very large skate park where again French youngsters were showing off their skills on skate boards, in line skates, bikes and razor scooters - some were flying high and some were crashing, but they looked good to us.
We returned home along some streets we hadn't walked before, passing the Bourse Maritime, the Grand Theatre and many other lovely buildings along the way. By the time we reached our apartment our Fitbits told us we had walked about 12 km today - not bad for a Sunday stroll!
Today we set off to find the couple of Sunday markets we had read about - in France they are called Brocante, which is basically a second hand market. In Australia we call them Trash and Treasure markets, and in other places they are called flea markets. To get to them we had to walk through the student area of Bordeaux, as the University campus spreads around the area we were going to. It was very quiet on the streets, but when we got to Place de la Victory with the Porte d'Aquitaine there were a lot of people eating around the square enjoying their breakfast.
We finally found the market spread out around St. Michel's Bascillica and the Belltower. It was very extensive with lots of stalls to choose from. We found a few items that fitted our requirements - small, flat and light! There were lots of other things we would have loved to buy if it was in Australia but the logistics of getting things home makes life difficult when you're travelling. After a couple of hours looking around we needed a rest, and found a nice restaurant for lunch.
After lunch we continued strolling around the tiny streets, just observing how people live in this part of town, and eventually came to the river Garonne again. A huge chateau we passed apparently used to be a wine merchants house, called Chateau Descas!
There were lovely parks at this end of town and on a pleasant Sunday afternoon there were lots of people either having picnics, riding or walking through the park or playing sports. One sport we saw that amused us was a game of quidditch - we didn't have a clue what it was so we asked. Not being into Harry Potter we had no idea it came from those movies or that real people actually played it!
We strolled along the river until we reached the other end of town where we came across 3 of the river cruise boats docked. This was near a very large skate park where again French youngsters were showing off their skills on skate boards, in line skates, bikes and razor scooters - some were flying high and some were crashing, but they looked good to us.
We returned home along some streets we hadn't walked before, passing the Bourse Maritime, the Grand Theatre and many other lovely buildings along the way. By the time we reached our apartment our Fitbits told us we had walked about 12 km today - not bad for a Sunday stroll!
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