Grand Boulevards, beautiful architecture, stunning settings on the banks of the Garonne river, and above all world-class wines.  We arrived in Bordeaux on a Friday morning after a short 2-hour TGV ride from Paris Gare Montparnasse and fell instantly in love.  It was hard to believe that for the longest time it was considered a backwater – “La Belle Endormie” or Sleeping beauty – who … Continue reading Bordeaux and Saint-Émilion: 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites