Steps today: 18 454 / 12.17 km
Bordeaux in the rain - Blech! But honestly, if it's just drizzle, we really don't mind. As long as we are not stuck under our umbrellas and can still look up, it's fine. If you have to hunker down to avoid sideways rain, dodge puddles and get wet - it's another story. Thankfully, it wasn't so bad today.
We took our time in the morning, pointless to get out early so we started the day around 9AM. It was not cold, so despite the rain we had breakfast on one of the terrasses outside the hotel
Next was a drizzly / then rainy walk to the busy part of town and another long coffee / drink stop looking out over the wet square. (Inside this time!)
Church visits are a good way to stay dry too!
Around 11:30, we spotted a "L'Entrecôte" restaurant. Not the same chain as the one we did in Paris, but this chain is the same concept; we went to the one in Lyon back in 2015. Just like the other chain, line-ups here are de rigueur, they so since it wasn't cold or raining sideways and we had nothing else to do - we lined up.
Exactly the same menu as "Relais", but we thought Relais' meat was leaner. Still: delicious.
We even struck up a conversation with some locals at the next table who were nice enough to share their wine with me! We bought a 1/2 bottle which was not enough, and they ordered a full which was too much. Perfect.
After lunch, there was a break in the rain! YIPEEEE!! it even made us wonder if we could un-cancel our trip to Saint Émilion for a minute... but it didn't last. Still, it gave us some umbrella free moments in the day which is always a plus. We wandered up and down the main drag - and we were not the only ones with the same idea!
Check out all the people down the street! Looks like a river of people rolling in.
Time for a drink stop!
A bit more strolling in the on and off rain....
And our final drink stop just before 5PM. The waiter here tried the old "screw the tourist / forget the change" trick on us, but we didn't let him off the hook. I followed him back inside where he feigned innocence and gave my 10 Euros. He even turned to a colleague and said: no wonder I make so much in tips. Jackass.
It was about a 30 minute walk back to the hotel, where we planned supper in one of the places by the hotel. I pigged out!
We were done a little after 8PM. Thankfully despite the rain, we had a very nice day!
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