Thursday, July 18, 2013

Three new pics (on Bordeaux food)



Lamproie (lamprey) à la Bordelaise



Meat à la Bordelaise
Generally entrecôte but it can be other meat too (here pork fillet)



The famous cannelés de Bordeaux


Tuesday, June 18, 2013

And another three new pics



The "Caroussel" in the Jardin Botanique.
What a pity I have not seen it in action...


Mauriac, by Zadkine
In the Jardin Publique


The church of the Saint André hospital.
Beautiful simple baroque.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Three new pics


I just receiverd from Spain.
Thanks José!


All three photos show the Palais de la Bourse, the stock exchange "palace", with the Miroir d'Eau, the "water mirror" in front of it.


And the beautiful tramway in between the two...


Sunday, March 10, 2013

Some unpublished pics (2)



A fountain near the Palais de Justice, the courthouse



A beautiful door



Inside the resistance museum



View from the Église Saint Pierre, Saint Peter's church



Outside the Église Sainte Croix, the Holy Cross church

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Some unpublished pics (1)



One of Bordeaux's many facade faces



The roundabout at the Allées de Tourny



Simple and very nice, as all other pictures below







Sunday, January 13, 2013

Some old views



Manet, 1871, the port of Bordeaux


Rue Saint Catherine, crossing Cours Victor-Hugo, 1905, during the federal and presidential festivities.



Sunday, December 9, 2012

And another four new pics



The fabulous Bordeaux Tramway.
I seem to think that this is just before arriving at the St. Jean railwaystation, coming from Quinconces.
All pics: thanks Pieter-Jan!


Place de la Bourse and the Miroir d'Eaux.


Pont de Pierre.


Le Grand Théâtre.