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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: western europe in winter

    by Fwoggie 10 September 2011

    1) It'll be farking cold, you do know that right... 2) Get rid of Bordeaux (not pretty) and Luxembourg (boring). You should be aware…
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    Getting from Saint-Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet to Bergerac

    by ivalee9 10 September 2011

    Hi, I'm trying to organise two tours for next year, one ends in Saint-Gervais Les Bains Le Fayet in the morning and I have until the next…
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    RE: Arriving at Orly, Paris and need to get to Perigueax

    by Fwoggie 05 September 2011

    J'aime Perigueux. C'est un peu petite, mais c'est belle. C'est plus bien que Bordeaux!

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