On Foot in Bordeaux

Sunday morning, while Vicki rested her sore

knee, I undertook a brief walking tour of old

Bordeaux, the St. Pierre district; above, the

huge Monument to the Girondins in the

Esplanade

Part of the fountains

Part of the antiques market in the Esplanade; it really is a big

park

The Maison du Vin

The Grand Theater, with the 12 muses across the front (12?

I thought there were only 7; maybe that's why my aesthetics

are not so so well rounded)

Another huge and beautiful square I could only get a piece of

in the lens; the Place des Douanes, with the national customs

(as in duties, taxes, etc.) museum

Looking back northeast along boulevard of quays