bordeaux

decided on a quick trip to bordeaux at the end of september. like all my little trips in france, i learned so much about the history of france and of the world. bordeaux is an OLD city. some areas are gallo-roman (1st century), other areas are medieval, and other areas have an 1800s look. the architect of modern paris, haussmann, was an official in bordeaux and based his renovation of paris in the 1850s off of his work in bordeaux. known for its wine, we had to visit a vineyard while in the region, and we went to the newly opened "cité du vin" museum.

learning to identify the colors of different wines.

learning to identify the different smells used to identify wines.

arriving at the chateau vineyard at taillan.

the medieval front room at the castle. they still host events here!

during the agin process, the barrels are periodically emptied, cleaned, and refilled to ensure consistency of the wine.

not a bad little shack.

myra in front of the miroir d'eau (the mirror of water). you can see from the buildings in the background why it's called the little paris.

i LOVE taking these little side trips...