tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post5192039177034846081..comments2024-03-04T17:07:51.633+01:00Comments on Invisible Bordeaux: Place Georges de Porto-Riche: the secret squareTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14391698533722905666noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-87316593519293978872012-12-18T18:04:36.128+01:002012-12-18T18:04:36.128+01:00That would make sense, yes, as the edge of the old...That would make sense, yes, as the edge of the old city ran pretty much where Cours du Chapeau Rouge is - i.e. the northern flank of Porto-Riche square. Check out <a href="http://bit.ly/XF5ITY" rel="nofollow">this old map</a>. As for it being a peaceful hideaway, those photos were taken on Sunday while Rue Sainte Catherine buzzed with thousands of shoppers, all of 100 metres away (if that). Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14391698533722905666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-13716739548349158842012-12-18T14:36:01.183+01:002012-12-18T14:36:01.183+01:00Great read Tim! I enjoyed walking through this squ...Great read Tim! I enjoyed walking through this square when I first arrived in Bordeaux. Always felt it was a secret hide away from the busy streets around the corner. Never knew Mich of its history though, except someone once told me that the street that runs down its border once formed the border of the ancient ramparts of the old city (fact or fiction?!). The ageing prostitutes are always a bit strange... I first thought they were part of a bizarre student film!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365980648428783949noreply@blogger.com