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• The Strange Saga of the Benedictine Monks, the Sand, the Cuttlefish and the...

  

  It was Adam over at Invisible Paris who first spotted this 1895 advertisement for a unique range of dental hygiene products: “Dentifrices des RR. PP. Bénédictin... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Shop Fronts of Bordeaux

  

  In spite of the fact that there is still no Starbucks in Bordeaux (although this will change in early 2014), in recent years much of the city has inevitably... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Ferry 'cross the Gironde: the Lamarque-Blaye Boat Connection (and Ghost Railway...

  

  Four-and-a-half kilometres of murky Gironde waters separate the towns of Lamarque and Blaye. Bridging this gap between the Médoc and Blayais territories is a... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Rosa Bonheur: the World-famous Bordeaux-born Animalière

  

  One of the most illustrious of Bordeaux’s daughters is Rosa Bonheur who, throughout her life which spanned much of the 19th century, became a world-renowned... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Now Available: the Invisible Bordeaux Guide to the Essential Sights in Gironde

  

  After creating an “Essential Bordeaux” page a few months ago, I have now produced an “Essential Gironde” page, which provides thumbnail guide to the top... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Tapa’l’œil Photo Exhibition Until December 14th!

  

  Photos by fellow Bonjour Bordeaux contributors Yves Maguin, Amandine Maurand and myself are currently on display at the Tapa’l’Oeil bar in the Sainte-Croix... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Aristides De Sousa Mendes: the Insubordinate Portuguese Consul Who Saved...

  

  This bust, which can be seen on the main esplanade in the Mériadeck quarter, depicts Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portugal’s Consul-General in Bordeaux in 1940 an... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The White Fortress of Blanquefort

  

  The town of Blanquefort, in the second belt of Bordeaux’s northern suburbs, owes its name to this “white fort” (Blanque fortis) which kept watch over the... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Invisible Bordeaux Monopoly Challenge: Part 3/3

  

  In the previous Invisible Bordeaux posts (click here for part 1 and part 2), you will have read about the first stages in my attempt to use the Bordeaux... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Join Invisible Bordeaux for Another Quiz Night at the Tapa’l’Oeil!

  

  Invisible Bordeaux has teamed up with the Tapa’l’Oeil tapas bar for what promises to be another very special evening on Saturday October 26th from 7:30pm... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Invisible Bordeaux Monopoly Challenge: Part 2/3

  

  In the previous Invisible Bordeaux post, you will have read about the first stages in my attempt to use the Bordeaux edition of Monopoly as a roadmap to cycle... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Invisible Bordeaux Monopoly Challenge: Part 1/3

  

  Every year during my family’s summer holidays, a different board game rules the early-evening apéritif slot. This year, that game was the Bordeaux edition of th... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Le Chapon Fin: the Bordeaux Dining Experience by Royal Appointment

  

  Welcome to the Le Chapon Fin, one of Bordeaux’s oldest restaurants and firmly established as an essential high-society meeting point in the heart of the affluen... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Arty Garden Party Photo Exhibition

  

  An exhibition held last weekend as part of the Saint-Michel/Nansouty/Saint-Michel quarter's Arty Garden Party featured a number of my photos. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Beaudésert Internment Camp: the Inconvenient Truths of a Wartime Prison

  

  To the side of a roundabout in Mérignac, not far from junction 10 of the Rocade ringroad, a flame-shaped marble plaque is the sole reminder of what was once... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Beaudésert Airfield and the Development of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport

  

  It is September 3rd 1910, and the silhouette which can be seen over to the top right of the picture above, flying over the Garonne in central Bordeaux, is that... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2013 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Journées Du Patrimoine 2013: the Invisible Bordeaux Selection!

  

  The annual European heritage days take place on September 14th and 15th. As ever the event will provide a unique opportunity to get behind the scenes of many... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Jock: the Bordeaux Family Business Whose “crème” is a Bordeaux Family Favourite

  

  On the right bank of the Garonne river, mid-way between Pont Chaban-Delmas and Pont d’Aquitaine, the 70-strong workforce of an industrial plant is hard at work... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Centre National Jean Moulin: Remembering the Second World War

  

  Centre National Jean Moulin is a compact museum devoted to the Second World War that, despite its central location on Place Jean-Moulin, just off Place... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Le Corbusier's Cité Frugès: Timelessly Modern and Back in Fashion

  

  Cité Frugès, also known as Les Quartiers Modernes Frugès, is a 1920s housing estate of particular architectural and historical significance, and its 50... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL