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• The Bordeaux Waterfront... as Featured on Old Postcards

  

  My Invisible Paris and Invisible Lyon counterparts and I regularly look to old postcards as a source of inspiration for subjects which end up being featured on... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Jean Hameau: the La Teste Doctor Who Paved the Way for Pasteur

  

  A name that seems etched into the collective consciousness of La-Teste-de-Buch, on the southern ridge of the Bassin d’Arcachon, is that of Dr Jean Hameau,... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Carrelets: the Picturesque Estuary-side Fishing Huts

  

  Dotted along the banks of the Gironde Estuary are countless wooden fishing huts which have been built on stilts. Their main implement is a square-shaped... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Legacy of Camille Godard

  

  The city and people of modern-day Bordeaux owe much to the man celebrated by this monument which can be found in the heart of the leafy Parc Bordelais: Camille... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• When It Rained Stones on Arcachon’s Orthopedic Clinic

  

  This waterfront orthopedic clinic in Arcachon, which specialised in the treatment of osseous tuberculosis, was allegedly the scene of a series of paranormal... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• La Grande Brasserie De l'Atlantique : a Bordeaux Beer Institution

  

  In this, the first-ever guest post on the blog, Bordeaux-based translator and authority on all things beer-related, Chris Tighe, casts his well-informed eyes... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Invisible Bordeaux on tooBordo Webradio Feature!

  

  The good people of Bordeaux webradio station tooBordo have released their first “carte postale audio” of 2014, which features… Invisible Bordeaux! Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 2013 in Review: Five Personal Favourites

  

  Once again, all the subjects covered by the website over the past twelve months have been a delight to compile and research. But here are five subjects which... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 2013 in Review: the Year’s Most-read Invisible Bordeaux Items

  

  The end of 2013 will soon be upon us and the time is therefore right to finish off the calendar year with a couple of items that look back on some of the... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 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