Introducing Bordeaux
The city long known as La Belle Au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty) is well and truly awake after years of slumber. The turn of the millennium was a major turning point for Bordeaux, when the former mayor, controversial ex-Prime Minister Alain Juppé, roused this graceful city, pedestrianising its boulevards, restoring its neoclassical architecture, and implementing a high-tech public transport system. These days, bolstered by its high-spirited university student population, La Belle Bordeaux never seems to sleep at all.
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Last updated: Sep 4, 2008
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RE: SPAIN AND FRANCE,ADVICE PLEASE:)
by micolett 28 May 2012
The Dune du Pyla is quite easy to get to from Bordeaux, but will take a whole day: train to Arcachon, nice little beach town, worth a…
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by shineireland 27 May 2012
hi i fly into la rochelle on a friday evening in june and fly out of Bilbao the following Wednesday morning, i haven't really got a fixed…
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Re: Paris to Barcelona Road Trip
by hitchhikershandbook 27 May 2012
Hello Payal, Bordeaux is nice but not as nice as Toulouse, so if you have a choice, I'd recommend choosing the latter as the base. The…
