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Allées de Tourny"},{"term":"Marcheprime"},{"term":"Mitt Romney"},{"term":"Montesquieu"},{"term":"Ovniport"},{"term":"Parempuyre"},{"term":"Peugue"},{"term":"Pey Berland"},{"term":"Royan"},{"term":"Saint-Jean d'Illac"},{"term":"Salvador Dalí"},{"term":"Slave trade"},{"term":"Villenave d'Ornon"},{"term":"Adrien Marquet"},{"term":"Andernos"},{"term":"Benauge"},{"term":"Biscarrosse"},{"term":"Braud-et-Saint-Louis"},{"term":"Camp de Souge"},{"term":"Canéjan"},{"term":"Captieux"},{"term":"Casino Mauresque"},{"term":"Charles Cazalet"},{"term":"Courtyard"},{"term":"Croix d'Hins"},{"term":"Crèche"},{"term":"Devèze"},{"term":"Disability"},{"term":"Dujardin"},{"term":"Film"},{"term":"Francisco de Goya"},{"term":"Kapla"},{"term":"La Brède"},{"term":"Lansac"},{"term":"Lesparre"},{"term":"Lège"},{"term":"Mollat"},{"term":"Paul Régnauld"},{"term":"Podensac"},{"term":"Puynormand"},{"term":"Pyla"},{"term":"Restaurant"},{"term":"Saint-Avit-Saint-Nazaire"},{"term":"Saint-Louis-de-Montferrand"},{"term":"Saint-Savin"},{"term":"Sainte-Hélène"},{"term":"Statue of Liberty"},{"term":"Talmont-sur-Gironde"},{"term":"Tapa'l'Oeil"},{"term":"Tourny"},{"term":"Toussaint-Louverture"},{"term":"Twins"},{"term":"Washhouse"},{"term":"Windmill"},{"term":"Archaeology"},{"term":"Arcins"},{"term":"Arsac"},{"term":"Bandstand"},{"term":"Bassens"},{"term":"Biganos"},{"term":"Bordeaux; Tourny"},{"term":"Bouliac"},{"term":"Camp Hunt"},{"term":"Camp du Courneau"},{"term":"Cantenac"},{"term":"Carcans"},{"term":"Caviar"},{"term":"Cazaux"},{"term":"Cinéma"},{"term":"Contest"},{"term":"Cousteau"},{"term":"Créon"},{"term":"Cubzac-les-Ponts"},{"term":"Docklands"},{"term":"Education"},{"term":"Euro"},{"term":"Fishing"},{"term":"Freemasonry"},{"term":"Gallo-Roman"},{"term":"Hector Loubatié"},{"term":"Jeanne de Lartigue"},{"term":"La Salie"},{"term":"La Sauve"},{"term":"Latresne"},{"term":"Lavoir"},{"term":"Le Barp"},{"term":"Le Pian-Médoc"},{"term":"Le Porge"},{"term":"Le Teich"},{"term":"Le Temple"},{"term":"Ludon-Médoc"},{"term":"Léognan"},{"term":"Macau"},{"term":"Map"},{"term":"Maritime"},{"term":"Market"},{"term":"Max Linder"},{"term":"Military"},{"term":"Monnaie de Paris"},{"term":"Moulis-en-Médoc"},{"term":"Napoleon III"},{"term":"Octroi"},{"term":"Paranormal"},{"term":"Parc Mauresque"},{"term":"Pierroton"},{"term":"Place Fernand-Lafargue"},{"term":"Place Gambetta"},{"term":"Plan Marquet"},{"term":"Pyla-sur-Mer"},{"term":"Québec City"},{"term":"Racecourse"},{"term":"Saint Siméon"},{"term":"Saint-Michel"},{"term":"Saint-Vincent-de-Paul"},{"term":"Saint-Éloi"},{"term":"Saint-Émilion"},{"term":"Sainte-Croix"},{"term":"Salaunes"},{"term":"Thomas Jefferson"},{"term":"Vegetables"},{"term":"tooBordo"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Invisible Bordeaux"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":"Documenting lesser-known sights, stories and landmarks in and around Bordeaux, France."},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=26\u0026max-results=25"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"356"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-5597457800806016881"},"published":{"$t":"2021-04-20T08:25:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-20T08:25:01.873+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Arsac"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blanquefort"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bruges"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cycling tours"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eysines"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martignas-sur-Jalle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mérignac"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Parempuyre"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Salaunes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The 10k Radius Cycling Challenge"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ua1KNcC6CGA\/YH5yAtyxhPI\/AAAAAAAAJ1M\/Iz5qQ7KGfIkRUhTZ9KMg5zY5BjaFUs0BQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s968\/10kChallenge3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"539\" data-original-width=\"968\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Ua1KNcC6CGA\/YH5yAtyxhPI\/AAAAAAAAJ1M\/Iz5qQ7KGfIkRUhTZ9KMg5zY5BjaFUs0BQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h356\/10kChallenge3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELockdowns, eh? One of the defining responses to the constraints imposed on citizens to curb the spread of Covid-19 has been to at least make the most of what we’re allowed to do, whilst strictly complying with the measures in place. And during this latest, ongoing lockdown, unless there is some reasonable justification, movements are restricted to within ten kilometres of one’s residence. But that still leaves plenty of space to enjoy, and that is how my wife Muriel and I decided to launch into a one-day local roadtrip, codenamed the 10k Radius Challenge. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWorking on the basis of the data provided \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cascoronavirus.fr\/carte-rayon-10-km-autour-de-chez-moi-confinement\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eby France's benchmark website\u003C\/a\u003E, we mapped out a circular itinerary that would take us on a day-long cycling trip but that would never take us any further than ten kilometres from our home in Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc. And so it was that we set off at 8am on a mid-April Sunday morning, heading off in a north-westerly direction through Le Pian-Médoc towards our first port of call, Parempuyre. We drifted past the famously international\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fr-fr.facebook.com\/pages\/category\/Interest\/Communaute-Emma%C3%BCs-Parempuyre-787309144771103\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E Emmaüs community and bric-a-brac warehouse\u003C\/a\u003E, a scenic lake and the railway station towards the town centre, turning right by a cultural\/entertainment venue that has been given the bizarre name of L’Art Y Show, no doubt a reference to the nearby Médocain speciality, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/toussaint-yves-catros-lasting-legacy-of.html\"\u003Ethe Macau artichoke\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KfNl6qvzVgc\/YH2TCiGJrUI\/AAAAAAAAJzE\/5Uanz9EUHrI8JPnTX7s5Nnxp6LSG4gwPACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20210418_090656.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KfNl6qvzVgc\/YH2TCiGJrUI\/AAAAAAAAJzE\/5Uanz9EUHrI8JPnTX7s5Nnxp6LSG4gwPACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/20210418_090656.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA fine roadside cycle path took us from there to Blanquefort via some fairly depressing industrial estates that are no doubt a staple of metropolitan suburbs the world over. After hitting the residential town centre we had vague hopes of popping into the notoriously photogenic Parc de Majolan but must have taken a wrong turn. Instead we found ourselves by one of the entrances to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/reserves-naturelles.org\/marais-de-bruges\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERéserve naturelle des Marais de Bruges\u003C\/a\u003E. As the reserve is currently closed (you can possibly guess why…), we had to make do with taking a photo of the nearby railway and tram lines that run parallel to each other. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2iSkpLynEuc\/YH2ThrNfIFI\/AAAAAAAAJzQ\/qv9_SVvi5PIWNBEBtR7x0Gd7TgEzwPSrACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20210418_093231.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2iSkpLynEuc\/YH2ThrNfIFI\/AAAAAAAAJzQ\/qv9_SVvi5PIWNBEBtR7x0Gd7TgEzwPSrACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/20210418_093231.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen it was over the \u003Ci\u003ERocade \u003C\/i\u003Ering-road into Bruges proper, and a much-needed \u003Ci\u003Epain aux raisins\u003C\/i\u003E break alongside the pretty église Saint-Pierre, parts of which date back to the 15th or 16th century. It certainly felt like it was a pleasant trip back in time, and completing the time-travelling illusion was a 1960s ABG-VAP moped parked by a bench. I would like to think it’s always there. This was all ably complemented by the circular Tour de Lassalle. We made a note to return to get the full story. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4ZwevocQPPw\/YH2TuqZdgoI\/AAAAAAAAJzU\/TZ3mUeRHMBIY_cRDTau9yCxu5c-WXpYfQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20210418_095434.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4ZwevocQPPw\/YH2TuqZdgoI\/AAAAAAAAJzU\/TZ3mUeRHMBIY_cRDTau9yCxu5c-WXpYfQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/20210418_095434.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECycling through Bruges, we spotted a surprisingly tall church spire in amongst the low-rise housing. Making a short detour to investigate, we discovered that we were in front of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/egliserusse-bordeaux.fr\/fr\/accueil\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBordeaux’s Russian Orthodox church\u003C\/a\u003E. It certainly stands out from its surroundings and also appears to be a subject that deserves further research! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nXylECJFrEM\/YH2T-o9mgUI\/AAAAAAAAJzg\/YMTA_QwIykwdzNTJOfHFpH844q-4jwxiACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20210418_102935.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1208\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-nXylECJFrEM\/YH2T-o9mgUI\/AAAAAAAAJzg\/YMTA_QwIykwdzNTJOfHFpH844q-4jwxiACLcBGAsYHQ\/w484-h640\/20210418_102935.jpg\" width=\"484\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProceeding south, we passed Le Bouscat’s Sainte-Germaine sports stadium (home to Stade Bordelais) and previous blog subjects \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/le-bois-du-bouscat-cultural-walk-in.html\"\u003Ethe Bois du Bouscat\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/days-at-races-hippodrome-bordeaux-le.html\"\u003Ethe hippodrome race track\u003C\/a\u003E. Near a roundabout in Eysines, we spotted a fine ghostsign advertising “\u003Ci\u003EM. Chopinet - Lubrification Silicoil aux Silicones\u003C\/i\u003E” complete with information, address and a six-digit phone number. Due to the bright sunlight and shadows it was difficult to get a decent photo, but I will return on a cloudy day to get a better shot of what I think is one of the best ghostsigns in the area! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hkU6mXuBoI4\/YH2UNpzOP_I\/AAAAAAAAJzk\/S1Uv7qFpi9YPffE8LuUBQzGLj5Nxv3OAQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20210418_104152.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hkU6mXuBoI4\/YH2UNpzOP_I\/AAAAAAAAJzk\/S1Uv7qFpi9YPffE8LuUBQzGLj5Nxv3OAQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/20210418_104152.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom there we advanced through central Mérignac, past the dormant Pin Galant theatre and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2017\/01\/merignacs-41-scale-tracksuit-bottoms.html\"\u003Ethe Dewar \u0026amp; Gicquel “\u003Ci\u003Epantalon de jogging\u003C\/i\u003E” sculpture\u003C\/a\u003E, and back towards the \u003Ci\u003ERocade\u003C\/i\u003E, stopping to take a photo of the surprising “\u003Ci\u003EMarché de l’Avenir\u003C\/i\u003E” building which, today, looks anything but futuristic. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G-SdoeRlc3U\/YH2UZf5AjzI\/AAAAAAAAJzs\/lVQZG8x_nLk-_5xWhUxYWvMb-WDxAL-PgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20210418_111441.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-G-SdoeRlc3U\/YH2UZf5AjzI\/AAAAAAAAJzs\/lVQZG8x_nLk-_5xWhUxYWvMb-WDxAL-PgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/20210418_111441.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBeyond the \u003Ci\u003ERocade \u003C\/i\u003Ewe found ourselves in another industrial estate, culminating in the cycle path being sandwiched by Dassault Aviation on one side and my weekday employers Thales on the other. It all felt suitably aerospace-y (aptly so given our proximity to the airport), at least until the sight of the somewhat neglected sport grounds of the Domaine de Rocquevieille brought us back down to earth. And to think this was where the great Girondins squads of the 1980s used to train. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom there it was on to Martignas-sur-Jalle, which we reckoned was more or less the halfway point along the circumference of our 10k radius circle. Arriving in the town we were welcomed by a slightly menacing Wild West-style sign stating that Martignas was home to the “last petrol station before Arcachon Bay”. For cars driving to the Bassin, this was therefore make-or-break time. Either fill up here or end up stranded in Saint-Jean-d’Illac! This thought sent terrifying shivers down my spine. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z6jIFqtfC00\/YH2UkiiZxQI\/AAAAAAAAJz0\/cVidKEzuLK4bxrXrPFSduJJ0KanJ_iD1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20210418_114902.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Z6jIFqtfC00\/YH2UkiiZxQI\/AAAAAAAAJz0\/cVidKEzuLK4bxrXrPFSduJJ0KanJ_iD1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/20210418_114902.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe made our way to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/camp-de-souge-memorial-remembering-300.html\"\u003ECamp de Souge military facility\u003C\/a\u003E, where in the past I have been able to view the harrowing memorial to the 300 people who lost their lives throughout the Second World War. Sadly, this time the person manning the security desk was not in an especially cooperative mood, saying that it was out-of-bounds for private individuals and that there was work in progress or something. Hey-ho. We made our excuses and began looping up towards the north, at least until we came up against another impenetrable military facility which stopped us in our tracks. Rather than turn back we elected to follow a path mapped out by Google, which soon became extremely sandy but at least took us into a pleasant forest and an ideal picnic spot just by a stream. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RrJcUrBbtiE\/YH2VplAk4NI\/AAAAAAAAJ0E\/WTLW-otPh9IQkNCoSDkfyIZlPgXikgTNQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20210418_122418.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-RrJcUrBbtiE\/YH2VplAk4NI\/AAAAAAAAJ0E\/WTLW-otPh9IQkNCoSDkfyIZlPgXikgTNQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/20210418_122418.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy now we were just sticking to whichever paths were best-suited to cycling, rejoining the urban world somewhere in the vicinity of the Hastignan district of Saint-Médard-en-Jalles. From here, the best option to reach our next destination, Salaunes, was simply to follow\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/05\/bordeaux-lacanau-cycle-path-from-steam.html\"\u003E the flat, linear Bordeaux-Lacanau cycle path\u003C\/a\u003E. Hitting downtown Salaunes, there was little to do other than take in the church clock chiming (it was now 2 o’clock), peruse the books available in the “\u003Ci\u003Enichoir à livre\u003C\/i\u003Es” bookcase, and admire the giant wooden sculpture of a pine cone, which presumably represents all the local pines. And cones.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4L-udlvxtDA\/YH2Vc1QRGRI\/AAAAAAAAJ0A\/gRX8rNdKDpYeMFNLJVfAngglqUsuVJ1KACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20210418_140039.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4L-udlvxtDA\/YH2Vc1QRGRI\/AAAAAAAAJ0A\/gRX8rNdKDpYeMFNLJVfAngglqUsuVJ1KACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/20210418_140039.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen it was back onto a main road, and this one was as straight, flat and uneventful as any you’ll find in the region. It took us to the hamlet of Saint-Raphaël and the chapel which was built on the spot where the 15th-century Archbishop of Bordeaux Pey Berland was born, as detailed \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/saint-raphael-hamlet-pey-berland-called.html\"\u003Ein one of the first items to run on the blog way back in the day\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aPsD4gQUZBY\/YH2V_SjWOJI\/AAAAAAAAJ0Q\/3iAtcnI2T2cr-BZE4BVa293tZ9m8yRekACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20210418_142119.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aPsD4gQUZBY\/YH2V_SjWOJI\/AAAAAAAAJ0Q\/3iAtcnI2T2cr-BZE4BVa293tZ9m8yRekACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/20210418_142119.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom that commemoration of the very distant past we were instantly shunted back into the present and arguably even the future, as we cycled around the massive solar panel farm in Arsac. The public domain figures are mind-boggling: 220 hectares, 85 megawatts of power (whatever that means…). The site itself is majorly impressive from ground level, but \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.clemessy.com\/files\/live\/sites\/clemessy\/files\/references\/1200x675\/22.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eclick here to check out an aerial shot to get an idea of the sheer scale of it all\u003C\/a\u003E. By now we were more or less on the final stretch of our adventure, finishing up with a couple of photo stops outside the modern-art-heavy grounds of Château d’Arsac and looking out over the vines of Château Sénéjac in Le Pian-Médoc, just days on from those restless nights spent attempting to safeguard the vines from unseasonally freezing temperatures. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AzAJ9wSkGy8\/YH2Wo-uTj6I\/AAAAAAAAJ0Y\/myskQ2JN9kMVDIDPN0eYjXJE-kdY-rsegCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Processed.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-AzAJ9wSkGy8\/YH2Wo-uTj6I\/AAAAAAAAJ0Y\/myskQ2JN9kMVDIDPN0eYjXJE-kdY-rsegCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h320\/Processed.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe were homeward bound, hitting Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc around 4:30pm with just over 94 kilometres clocked up by our little bike computers, over a little more than five hours of actual cycle time. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat then were the key takeaways of our low-key 10k radius challenge? Well, there’s definitely something quite unusual about being out for so long and realizing we’re still eerily close to home despite having cycled maybe 50, 60 or 70 kilometres! Secondly, as experienced in the past, it sometimes takes the randomness of a roadtrip such as this to discover unexpected delights. Bruges town centre, the Russian Orthodox church and Eysines ghostsign, I’m talking about you! Thirdly, it was a good excuse to spend time in some places that are so close to home that you don't ever \"visit\" them properly. And, finally, something we all know but it's great to experience it first-hand: there's such a variety of landscapes to take in. From industrial estates and retail parks to residential districts, sandy paths, shady woodland, solar parks and vineyards… we're talking majorly diverse environments here! So, in case you were wondering, yes, there really is plenty to see within a 10-kilometre radius! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-eyMnWO397Bk\/YH5yvR7kpcI\/AAAAAAAAJ1U\/5RAe4HHGfTMFwxkX5u77KIQ-dQrWiNqwACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Processed1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-eyMnWO397Bk\/YH5yvR7kpcI\/AAAAAAAAJ1U\/5RAe4HHGfTMFwxkX5u77KIQ-dQrWiNqwACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h320\/Processed1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EHomeward bound... and our actual itinerary mapped out through the magic of satellite tracking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/le-defi-cyclotouristique-des-10.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECet article est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/highlights\/17866622561382756\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESee more pictures in the Instagram story available here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5597457800806016881\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/the-10k-radius-cycling-challenge.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/5597457800806016881"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/5597457800806016881"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/the-10k-radius-cycling-challenge.html","title":"The 10k Radius Cycling Challenge"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-64179998605379127"},"published":{"$t":"2021-03-06T19:17:00.006+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-04-16T12:08:51.075+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux Metropole"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lormont"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Park"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Parc de l’Ermitage Sainte-Catherine: the quarry that became a hilly park with a view"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BXv_P1Ja67A\/YEFLf0QsG8I\/AAAAAAAAJuU\/mH0JqjKUvIUfSTbCLvcny6B7Cu8WeoLLACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/236-Ermitage1.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-BXv_P1Ja67A\/YEFLf0QsG8I\/AAAAAAAAJuU\/mH0JqjKUvIUfSTbCLvcny6B7Cu8WeoLLACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/236-Ermitage1.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIt has taken Invisible Bordeaux a long time to check out Lormont’s Parc de l’Ermitage Sainte-Catherine, but that day finally a few weeks ago. I’d often seen it listed among the recommended sights to take in if in search of greenery within easy reach of Bordeaux, as well as being a spot that boasted one of the best views of the city. Expectations were running high, to say the least. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat’s the story behind the park though? The area, tucked away in amongst the sharp ascent that connects the Garonne waterfront with the higher quarters of Lormont and Cenon, was first home to a troglodyte hermitage. It then formed the grounds of the 17th-century Château de l'Hermitage and Château Raoult. Both were demolished in the 20th century, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.6435-9\/173860182_1161273770963379_3317142606857931841_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111\u0026amp;ccb=1-3\u0026amp;_nc_sid=825194\u0026amp;_nc_ohc=Bxn5LXs38yUAX_v8ow5\u0026amp;_nc_ht=scontent-cdg2-1.xx\u0026amp;oh=145252b82c491d7054110944f8e08d58\u0026amp;oe=609EFEC3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eby which time the area had become a quarry\u003C\/a\u003E, first operated by the building materials company Poliet-et-Chausson, and later by Ciments Français. Those activities ceased in 1983, ahead of the local council acquiring the property for a token franc in 1997. The creation of the landscaped park began, and the site opened to the general public in 2005. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1I30cZ254pc\/YEFLzJeffII\/AAAAAAAAJuc\/3XbkfelqEB0EE59Jk3K1Bvib15mDrQT_gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/236-Ermitage3.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1I30cZ254pc\/YEFLzJeffII\/AAAAAAAAJuc\/3XbkfelqEB0EE59Jk3K1Bvib15mDrQT_gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/236-Ermitage3.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESpot Pont d'Aquitaine in the background!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EI more or less knew where the park was located, and had in the past visited the neighbouring Parc des Iris, but read somewhere that the simplest way of accessing Parc de l’Ermitage was from a lane leading up from the Garonne waterfront. Reaching that area on my bike, surprisingly, the signposts to the park I'd been following from central Lormont had dried up and there was no indication of which way to go. So, as there was apparently no river-level access after all, I had no alternative other than to find my way up to the high-lying plateau. To reach this involved heading into the residential backstreets of Lormont and up a very steep road – rue Sourbes – that wouldn’t seem out of place in a Pyrenean valley. By looping back in the general direction of where I thought the park began, I eventually found an actual entrance, at the end of what GoogleMaps suggests may have been rue Saint-Cricq. OK, I was in, but it wasn’t exactly a great start in terms of sheer accessibility and elementary signposting. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut starting at the top at least meant that I didn’t have to wait too long to take in the much-hyped view over Bordeaux, and it must be said that the hype is very much justified. The viewing platform looks out in a south-easterly direction and you can take in more or less all of the city’s\u0026nbsp; main landmarks, with Chaban-Delmas bridge and the Cité du Vin in the foreground, and further back the spire of Saint-Michel basilica, Saint-André cathedral, the office blocks of the Mériadeck quarter, the Cité Administrative, and the high-rise buildings of the Grand Parc district. Yep, it really is quite a vantage point. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n_Vr-cOov3I\/YEFMGwsEeCI\/AAAAAAAAJuk\/GNFpINByKo0atHAFCVAjcIIWzHxKnlCiwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/236-Ermitage2.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n_Vr-cOov3I\/YEFMGwsEeCI\/AAAAAAAAJuk\/GNFpINByKo0atHAFCVAjcIIWzHxKnlCiwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/236-Ermitage2.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELooking towards Bordeaux from the viewing platform.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rCVR8Dv6ln8\/YEKX_O5uxeI\/AAAAAAAAJvY\/nRJyIBX9rvkzlM-RIx1cRV9HsNyB9eOCgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/236-Ermitage9.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"898\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rCVR8Dv6ln8\/YEKX_O5uxeI\/AAAAAAAAJvY\/nRJyIBX9rvkzlM-RIx1cRV9HsNyB9eOCgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/236-Ermitage9.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EA closer look at Tour Pey Berland and Saint-André Cathedral, poking out from above the rooftops of Bordeaux.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003ETurning back towards the heart of the park, winding paths headed off in various directions, but what they all seemed to have in common is that they headed downhill. So I too headed off downhill, making the mistake of keeping my bicycle with me instead of hooking it up somewhere up towards the entrance. The path I took was at times steep, and occasionally broken up by steps, all of which was distinctly non bike-friendly. Battling to stay on my feet and keep control of my bike by my side, I had neither the time nor inclination to stop off and take in the information panels singing the praises of the wealth of interesting flora to take in, although I didn’t fail to enjoy the clear views of the nearby Pont d’Aquitaine. I eventually made it to a metal staircase that took me down to the large expanse of water that is arguably the highlight of the park. Is it big enough to be referred to as a lake? For the purposes of this article, let’s say it is. Welcome, therefore to the lake. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mRMWZO6VS-M\/YEFMirdnX9I\/AAAAAAAAJus\/idpMJwIMCdIpdBRN6znJUX50ZQMNrOWzwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/236-Ermitage4.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mRMWZO6VS-M\/YEFMirdnX9I\/AAAAAAAAJus\/idpMJwIMCdIpdBRN6znJUX50ZQMNrOWzwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/236-Ermitage4.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EJust one of the many information panels that I didn't stop to read. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Azd5mkvXL_E\/YEFMurS5yNI\/AAAAAAAAJuw\/HqdsFlwjlJw_-JcQQ7LWZRjYYv6LnrzDACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/236-Ermitage5.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Azd5mkvXL_E\/YEFMurS5yNI\/AAAAAAAAJuw\/HqdsFlwjlJw_-JcQQ7LWZRjYYv6LnrzDACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/236-Ermitage5.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ESteps leading down to the lake.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F2pmEwSNWvE\/YEFOFL_sKzI\/AAAAAAAAJvM\/Rh-OIYiMnh8EtFe0UBsRjXvev7EbsY8CACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/236-Ermitage7.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-F2pmEwSNWvE\/YEFOFL_sKzI\/AAAAAAAAJvM\/Rh-OIYiMnh8EtFe0UBsRjXvev7EbsY8CACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/236-Ermitage7.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELakeside.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EAs it was a dull, grey day, the lake wasn’t as blue as it appears to be in some photos available online here and there. I think I even saw an article somewhere referring to it as a blue lagoon which might be overselling it just a touch. Whatever, I made my way along the bank of the lake, and had a naughty peek inside the “Nuage”, one of the Métropole’s dozen-or-so “\u003Ci\u003Erefuges périurbains\u003C\/i\u003E”, rudimentary huts of various oddball shapes and sizes that are (in Normal Times) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lesrefuges.bordeaux-metropole.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eavailable to the general public to spend a night in unusual environments\u003C\/a\u003E. It’s a bit mad but is a great concept. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bjJiRDUT8jk\/YEFNBA8zMjI\/AAAAAAAAJu8\/hgY1yl8Re3QWY2wjIa8Bd5uTFxS0ynnMgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/236-Ermitage6.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bjJiRDUT8jk\/YEFNBA8zMjI\/AAAAAAAAJu8\/hgY1yl8Re3QWY2wjIa8Bd5uTFxS0ynnMgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/236-Ermitage6.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\"Le Nuage\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EMy stroll took me to the southern tip of the lake. Looking back at the open space by the water’s edge, I tried to picture what it must be like during the warm summer months, with people swarming here in search of fresh air – although bathing is prohibited in the lake. I crossed a metal footbridge although a gate which was locked prevented me from going any further (although this didn’t stop a young photographer from walking past, clambering over the gate and pacing upwards, no doubt in search of another viewpoint looking over the rooftops of Bordeaux).\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI spotted a lane heading downhill, possibly even down to the Garonne waterfront and the entrance I had originally been aiming for. As I had nothing to lose and was not too keen on heading back up to the top of the park, I set off in that direction and, bingo, it did indeed take me down to what should have been my departure point. I can confirm there is nothing there to suggest it is a convenient way of accessing the park, but in hindsight the path is easy to locate, just behind the arches of the railway bridge that runs parallel to the Garonne. It turns out I had been right all along to keep my bike with me.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4a3gfAuhdkQ\/YEFNYpbh88I\/AAAAAAAAJvE\/TXH4IojYVIsaHt1GR90ZzqT4sadK4eOpACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/236-Ermitage8.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4a3gfAuhdkQ\/YEFNYpbh88I\/AAAAAAAAJvE\/TXH4IojYVIsaHt1GR90ZzqT4sadK4eOpACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/236-Ermitage8.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe Garonne-side way into the park is via the lane that leads up from behind these railway arches!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThinking back, Parc de l’Ermitage Sainte-Catherine is quite a surprising place. It was far more compact than I expected, and also much hillier than your typical Bordeaux Métropole scenery… but never forget that the right bank of the Garonne offers a succession of challenging ascents. On the winter’s day I was there, the park was almost empty and strangely soulless, but it is possibly the kind of place that needs people there for it to come to life. But hey, there’s a lake, plenty of greenery… and THAT view over Bordeaux. It’s almost enough to forgive the authorities for the poor signposting!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; Find it on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.fr\/maps\/ms?msid=210373862037781084851.0004b3333ef977deb2fc8\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;ll=44.84376,-0.578585\u0026amp;spn=0.017709,0.038581\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe Invisible Bordeaux map\u003C\/a\u003E: Parc de l'Ermitage Sainte-Catherine, Lormont\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2021\/03\/parc-de-lermitage-sainte-catherine-son.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECet article est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/64179998605379127\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2021\/03\/parc-de-lermitage-sainte-catherine.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/64179998605379127"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/64179998605379127"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2021\/03\/parc-de-lermitage-sainte-catherine.html","title":"Parc de l’Ermitage Sainte-Catherine: the quarry that became a hilly park with a view"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-1929205747570374361"},"published":{"$t":"2021-01-29T21:30:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-01-29T21:30:58.292+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux Metropole"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bruges"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Park"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Parc Ausone, delivering fresh air, greenery and art to Bruges (except on Mondays)  "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-amMZcCppnMQ\/YA2SjC2HdHI\/AAAAAAAAJps\/tOIyrKc3eBAnufIdvzTvPfI-ERtcMEVWQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone01.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-amMZcCppnMQ\/YA2SjC2HdHI\/AAAAAAAAJps\/tOIyrKc3eBAnufIdvzTvPfI-ERtcMEVWQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone01.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EParc Ausone, to be found in the suburb of Bruges, is a recent addition to the local landscape and provides an unusual combination of woodland paths, play areas, and public artwork… not to mention a tall viewing tower, some snazzy metallic walkways and, best of all, a suspension footbridge. The park certainly deserved an exploratory visit.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EThe innovative park first opened in September 2019, two years on from the purchase of twelve hectares of land by the local town council. The €2.3m landscaping assignment was conducted by the Floirac-based Graziella Barsacq and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.moonwalklocal.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMoonwalklocal\u003C\/a\u003E architecture agency, and the project was an integral part of the extensive urban development of the surrounding area.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndeed, a whole new residential neighbourhood has, in effect, sprung out of nowhere over the past five years and, along with places to live and shop, the new arrivals deserved – and possibly needed – a bit of space to relax and unwind. Hence the creation of Parc Ausone, which \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.moonwalklocal.fr\/project\/parc-ecologique-ausone-bruges\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe official literature\u003C\/a\u003E inevitably refers to as a “\u003Ci\u003Epoumon vert\u003C\/i\u003E”, a “\u003Ci\u003Ebulle de verdure\u003C\/i\u003E” and, yes, “\u003Ci\u003Eun parc écologique, durable et poétique\u003C\/i\u003E”. My expectations were therefore running high when making my way to one of the no less than seven entrances to the park – which in itself is a symbolic demonstration of the intention to make the park as accessible as possible to local residents on all sides. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TBBnVQL1Q2I\/YA2Sx6RIsLI\/AAAAAAAAJpw\/XkY-L1-5kGgPRbg33a8XNOjLerTDptMXwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone03.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"902\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TBBnVQL1Q2I\/YA2Sx6RIsLI\/AAAAAAAAJpw\/XkY-L1-5kGgPRbg33a8XNOjLerTDptMXwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone03.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThis map shows how the park is surrounded by residential districts on all sides, and also how the park itself loops all the way round a residential complex.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs there are seven entrances, what you get to see first depends on where your starting point is! In my case, I headed for the gate located close to the Ausone tram line C stop, and immediately found myself at the foot of the observatory tower which, along with the map at its base, was bound to be a useful introduction to the park. I climbed to the top to take in the panoramic view, but as I had unwittingly interrupted a couple of young lovebirds who were enjoying some quality high-rise downtime, as soon as I had taken my picture I made my excuses and left!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FjTI10AbLvw\/YA2Uls4oe4I\/AAAAAAAAJq8\/c7GHNldz73Ex2cMJzQNR7xewR9iddrigACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone11.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"898\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FjTI10AbLvw\/YA2Uls4oe4I\/AAAAAAAAJq8\/c7GHNldz73Ex2cMJzQNR7xewR9iddrigACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone11.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe observation tower.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uH4Jsv-HF3g\/YA2S5O__QYI\/AAAAAAAAJp4\/DDp-5etqxnk8vjuPiQoRJRmUOWCQUpK5gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone02.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uH4Jsv-HF3g\/YA2S5O__QYI\/AAAAAAAAJp4\/DDp-5etqxnk8vjuPiQoRJRmUOWCQUpK5gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone02.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe view from the top!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EFrom there a footpath leads down to what may be regarded as the heart of the park, and a narrow linear water feature runs alongside the path. It was almost dry when I was there, but its levels no doubt rise and fall according to the weather. The natural inclination is then to head right into the “\u003Ci\u003Echênaie centenaire\u003C\/i\u003E” the 100-year-old oak forest, with its network of lanes meandering off in various directions. Two of the park’s most striking sights are to be found there in amongst the trees.\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first is the aforementioned suspension bridge, which stretches over a stream and connects ground level with another, higher entrance to the park. Although the bridge gently rocks and rolls, the non-slip surface of the platform makes it relatively accessible to all-comers, and above all it’s a very kid-friendly shade of bright red. (Let's get our priorities right!) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bXLalaC8MAM\/YA2TQU7BrkI\/AAAAAAAAJqI\/rzBPwDOCKNQgtbDN0EHfraPegvCvXkEmwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone05.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-bXLalaC8MAM\/YA2TQU7BrkI\/AAAAAAAAJqI\/rzBPwDOCKNQgtbDN0EHfraPegvCvXkEmwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone05.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qOBq_jKrmck\/YA2TmY5JyzI\/AAAAAAAAJqU\/_Xd6SF23YBQHdZ0W33kxNhWenvNhPwjLwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone04.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qOBq_jKrmck\/YA2TmY5JyzI\/AAAAAAAAJqU\/_Xd6SF23YBQHdZ0W33kxNhWenvNhPwjLwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone04.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe second is \u003Ci\u003E“Le Livre de Sable”\u003C\/i\u003E, a permanent art installation conceived by Moonwalklocal with the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.psffrance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPaysagistes Sans Frontières\u003C\/a\u003E collective. The piece was inspired by the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Le_Livre_de_sable\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E1975 book of the same name by Jorge Luis Borges\u003C\/a\u003E and was originally designed for an international garden festival held in Chaumont-sur-Loire in 2018. Here the colour scheme shifts from red to a vivid blue, and the elements of the work connect and intertwine with the trees and bushes. If you want to take your understanding of the piece to higher levels, an information panel provides full details. For now, let’s just take away the fact that it makes for a surprising contrast with all the greenery.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--cZ39l5QNPI\/YA2Txz8hsPI\/AAAAAAAAJqY\/7q8tOP8SSRMoXL5Jta2UOfFcysckiLc-wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone06.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--cZ39l5QNPI\/YA2Txz8hsPI\/AAAAAAAAJqY\/7q8tOP8SSRMoXL5Jta2UOfFcysckiLc-wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone06.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMoving away from the woodland towards another entrance to the park, a spectacular and ever-so-slightly futuristic \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weathering_steel\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecorten steel\u003C\/a\u003E tunnel encases a footbridge over the ponds and wetlands that form a natural moat-like frontier to much the park. The design of the tunnel is reportedly reminiscent of the metal frames of the greenhouses built in the area by vegetable farmers. Whatever, its photogenic aesthetics will surely prove popular on Instagram… although I can’t say I’ve seen it crop up very often so far in my timeline. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jbqGnQQwURg\/YA2T8ODwa7I\/AAAAAAAAJqg\/OUSO9P4fHjA_Yw4LRdPO-0VLrfnp2c8EQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone07.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jbqGnQQwURg\/YA2T8ODwa7I\/AAAAAAAAJqg\/OUSO9P4fHjA_Yw4LRdPO-0VLrfnp2c8EQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone07.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-diQgbysqXNM\/YA2UCnuMspI\/AAAAAAAAJqo\/NlcYBZBq1aARZ_YGUwxz3jzwXgWtkf-1gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone08.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-diQgbysqXNM\/YA2UCnuMspI\/AAAAAAAAJqo\/NlcYBZBq1aARZ_YGUwxz3jzwXgWtkf-1gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone08.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe view from the footbridge.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EEdging away from that entrance, benches and deck chairs are dotted around the park, alongside young pines. From here on the permanent backdrop is the succession of new-build apartment blocks that look straight out of an estate agent’s brochure. The buildings also poke out from above the trees by the children’s play area that brings a sudden rush of life and noise to proceedings. Rather than turn back, the journey ends with a walk through another corten steel arched passageway, which leads naturally into a residential  complex and back out into the real world, i.e. Bruges proper! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UdH0P2mXh_o\/YA2UPWI34tI\/AAAAAAAAJqw\/QLRK_3khFxAuMcvxeVU2GOS8e0GY7UjgACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone09.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UdH0P2mXh_o\/YA2UPWI34tI\/AAAAAAAAJqw\/QLRK_3khFxAuMcvxeVU2GOS8e0GY7UjgACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone09.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IstWm935tN4\/YA2UZwR_ZOI\/AAAAAAAAJq4\/s6CZf0Nc6mc3WZ8SKcGcTULDydkHyAQ1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/235-Ausone10.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IstWm935tN4\/YA2UZwR_ZOI\/AAAAAAAAJq4\/s6CZf0Nc6mc3WZ8SKcGcTULDydkHyAQ1wCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/235-Ausone10.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo yeah, Parc Ausone certainly ticks a lot of the right boxes, bringing a much-needed expanse of vegetation in amongst the multiple constructions that have mushroomed throughout the area. I like to think that the first short visit took in most of the essential sights, but also sense that there are others remaining to be spotted and enjoyed, and that as the neigbourhood still seems to be work-in-progress, there may be further developments to come.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBefore signing off and, more importantly before you, dear reader, stop whatever it was you were doing to satisfy your sudden urge to go and visit Parc Ausone, be sure you don’t head there on a Monday because, bizarrely, the park is closed on Mondays – possibly some kind of veiled act of solidarity with the banks and hairdressers of France who are also for the most part closed on Mondays. Happily, other parks are available.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Find it on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.fr\/maps\/ms?msid=210373862037781084851.0004b3333ef977deb2fc8\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;ll=44.84376,-0.578585\u0026amp;spn=0.017709,0.038581\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe Invisible Bordeaux map\u003C\/a\u003E: Parc Ausone, Bruges.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2021\/01\/parc-ausone-de-loxygene-de-la-verdure.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECet article est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1929205747570374361\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2021\/01\/parc-ausone-delivering-fresh-air.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/1929205747570374361"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/1929205747570374361"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2021\/01\/parc-ausone-delivering-fresh-air.html","title":"Parc Ausone, delivering fresh air, greenery and art to Bruges (except on Mondays)  "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-1119884576244830716"},"published":{"$t":"2021-01-21T18:33:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-01-21T18:34:29.972+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux Metropole"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Infrastructure"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tramway"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Transport"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Bordeaux tram network viewed from a plane"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a0KDRiOpjE0\/YACt3fuFJmI\/AAAAAAAAJog\/odrIJ0P90ZkfiLJIYxni7Ikqw9jz6HHHwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2048\/InvisibleBordeaux-AerialViewWithTramNetwork.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1394\" data-original-width=\"2048\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-a0KDRiOpjE0\/YACt3fuFJmI\/AAAAAAAAJog\/odrIJ0P90ZkfiLJIYxni7Ikqw9jz6HHHwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h436\/InvisibleBordeaux-AerialViewWithTramNetwork.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThis concise post was inspired by a Twitter publication showing an aerial view of London that also displayed the actual path of the Underground network. I trust that you will agree... a Bordeaux version of the picture needed to be designed! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bordeaux_aerial_view.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eoriginal aerial photo of Bordeaux\u003C\/a\u003E was taken in January 2012, is credited to M.M. Minderhoud, and has been reused and adapted here under the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Creative_Commons\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECreative Commons license\u003C\/a\u003E. The four tram lines have been cunningly overlaid on the picture through the not-very-expert use of elementary picture editing tools! Of course, one great regret is that a substantial part of the Metropole is not visible; therefore tram line A cuts off here before it reaches Cenon and Lormont, line B doesn’t quite reach Pont d’Aquitaine, and one branch of line C stops short of Bordeaux-Lac! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, the picture does show just about the whole of Bordeaux proper, and pans out very nicely to the north, west, and south of the city. If you know of a more representative picture that could be used, get in touch and I’ll happily start again! In the meantime, I hope you like this first version! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1zDnlkvjNCTUZmkEILpeVuNy0Gl9jZ8xv\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Download the high-resolution version of the picture here.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENote: The original London picture which inspired this post (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/EqjzGhzWMAAQFRp?format=jpg\u0026amp;name=large\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eavailable here\u003C\/a\u003E) was notably shared by the historian, geographer and TV presenter\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrTimDunn\/status\/1344591791836852224\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETim Dunn\u003C\/a\u003E, and by Suede bassist \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matosman\/status\/1344206799365398535?s=19\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMat Osman\u003C\/a\u003E. The photo was credited to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djsantero\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EDJ Santero\u003C\/a\u003E while the Underground map was plotted by the urban developer and designer \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartinBangratz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMartin Bangratz\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1119884576244830716\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2021\/01\/the-bordeaux-tram-network-viewed-from.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/1119884576244830716"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/1119884576244830716"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2021\/01\/the-bordeaux-tram-network-viewed-from.html","title":"The Bordeaux tram network viewed from a plane"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-4117441642950332145"},"published":{"$t":"2021-01-11T21:40:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-01-11T21:40:44.447+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Coverage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tourism"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Spot the blog in the 2021 Petit Futé Bordeaux 'citybook'! "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n2beFN_83Cg\/X_y15c_SNeI\/AAAAAAAAJoQ\/CTaklFEk7qAvVE3xWpoCQl3LXU5McNLvACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/PetitFuteComp.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"720\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-n2beFN_83Cg\/X_y15c_SNeI\/AAAAAAAAJoQ\/CTaklFEk7qAvVE3xWpoCQl3LXU5McNLvACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h288\/PetitFuteComp.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIf you’re familiar with guidebooks to the cities of France, you’ll know all about \u003Ci\u003ELe Petit Futé\u003C\/i\u003E, which produces a benchmark series of annual publications compiling top tips of things to see, places to go, and activities to enjoy. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBeyond being a straightforward guidebook, the \u003Ci\u003EPetit Futé\u003C\/i\u003E “citybook” concept almost has a glossy magazine feel comprising articles and interviews with local players… and the 2021 Bordeaux citybook just happens to feature Invisible Bordeaux! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo pick up a copy and scroll through to page 8 to read about the story behind the Invisible Bordeaux blog, hear what makes the city so interesting in my eyes, and to see in print a couple of photos produced as part of my recent attempt \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/revisiting-bordeaux-as-seen-through.html\"\u003Eto reproduce pictures taken by US students Steve and Patti Owen during their stay in Bordeaux in the early 1970s\u003C\/a\u003E. And then stick around to take in everything else the guide has to offer; it really is an incredibly complete overview of everything you need to know about making the most out of the city.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBig thanks and appreciation to Petit Futé writer Laurène Delion for reaching out and producing the interview! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026gt; You’ll find the 2021 Petit Futé Bordeaux citybook in bookshops in and around the city and beyond, as well as through online channels. The 256-page publication costs €5.95. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; Official website: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.petitfute.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewww.petitfute.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E  \u003Cblockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIyHYgXqp8a\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border-radius: 3px; border: 0px none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 2px);\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"padding: 16px;\"\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CIyHYgXqp8a\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; 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"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-976520875879888381"},"published":{"$t":"2020-12-26T12:38:00.004+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-01-03T13:15:50.775+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bridges"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cinema"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mériadeck"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Restaurant"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tramway"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The ten modern-day mysteries of Bordeaux"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-s2CBU3uturg\/X-MDsFw8MKI\/AAAAAAAAJmU\/nkWJA5mze1wX_5pxGIqH3dkEjX2nMKs8ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mysteries06.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"533\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-s2CBU3uturg\/X-MDsFw8MKI\/AAAAAAAAJmU\/nkWJA5mze1wX_5pxGIqH3dkEjX2nMKs8ACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h214\/Mysteries06.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWe like to think of mysteries surrounding a city such as Bordeaux as being very much associated with the past, but thankfully there are also many modern-day mysteries that can be experienced very much in the present. Here are ten enigmas that haunt the good people of Bordeaux on a daily basis and which you too can enjoy in your own time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere did all the public toilets go?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDespite  being a very tourist-friendly city, when those visitors (or, indeed,  locals) need to respond to a call of nature, there are surprisingly few  options. OK, so there are a few one-person-at-a-time “\u003Ci\u003Esanisette\u003C\/i\u003E”  installations dotted around the centre, but other than the inevitable  wait while a previous user finishes up and the toilet is cleaned, it’s  not exactly a very hospitable environment, and the piped music that  plays while you’re inside is unreal. There are still a few “\u003Ci\u003Evespasienne\u003C\/i\u003E”  gentlemen-only urinals here and there (rue Robert-Lateulade and rue  Paul-Broca, as pictured above, for instance), and back-to-basics toilets  can be found in the Jardin de l’Hôtel de Ville and Parc Bordelais, but  other than that the best option is to head for a shopping mall or a  bar. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhich tram line is which at the Quinconces tram interchange station?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kWeV3j4lyZE\/X-MCD4Xf-TI\/AAAAAAAAJmE\/6ca8Bc6SEXAfbJzWvRGAOIMYX45m18XNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mysteries01.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"464\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kWeV3j4lyZE\/X-MCD4Xf-TI\/AAAAAAAAJmE\/6ca8Bc6SEXAfbJzWvRGAOIMYX45m18XNwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h186\/Mysteries01.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EEven when you’re familiar with the Bordeaux tram system, the Quinconces public transport hub can be a complex beast to master. There are four platforms that sit side by side with minimal visible indications as to which line is which, let alone which trams are heading north, south, east or west. To add an extra dimension to the challenge, one set of tracks is home to both lines C and D. One of the most spectacular sights in the city is that of passengers jumping off a south-bound Line B tram and rushing across the various lines to catch a south-bound Line C or Line D tram. It doesn’t always end well but makes for excellent spectator sport, which can also be enjoyed on a slightly smaller scale at Porte de Bourgogne station. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow many more Bistro Régent restaurants can the Metropole sustain?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pqIuDaeWHTI\/X-MD4GLQ5bI\/AAAAAAAAJmY\/btbDXv4yLF0cUzZafCVoVq1Gp6z_8MLXwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mysteries07.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"709\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pqIuDaeWHTI\/X-MD4GLQ5bI\/AAAAAAAAJmY\/btbDXv4yLF0cUzZafCVoVq1Gp6z_8MLXwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h284\/Mysteries07.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince its creation in 2010, the Bistro Régent concept of a minimalist menu and its “\u003Ci\u003Efameuse sauce Charmelcia\u003C\/i\u003E” (so famous that I had to google the name, it’s not exactly entered anybody’s vocabulary) has developed quickly in and around Bordeaux, making the franchise’s founder Marc Vanhove a wealthy man and enabling him to branch out elsewhere in France, as well as displaying his logo on the shirts of the local Girondins de Bordeaux football team. In and around Bordeaux, it has got to the stage where just about every vacant building seems to have been turned into a Bistro Régent in recent years, resulting in an incredible statistic that I’ve just made up: wherever you are in the Bordeaux Métropole, you’re never more than a 10-minute walk from a Bistro Régent. That is either very reassuring or very scary.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003EHow do you get back to ground level from the Mériadeck quarter? \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-672i6Eb1yWg\/X-MEBv5gKqI\/AAAAAAAAJmg\/ggdx4gQludsJz3TVCQtPGHxIoZMoSA2qgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mysteries08.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"639\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-672i6Eb1yWg\/X-MEBv5gKqI\/AAAAAAAAJmg\/ggdx4gQludsJz3TVCQtPGHxIoZMoSA2qgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h256\/Mysteries08.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe Mériadeck quarter has \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/meriadeck-this-used-to-be-vision-of.html\"\u003Eoften been covered on the blog\u003C\/a\u003E. This large-scale urban experiment, which mainly developed throughout the 1970s and 1980s, is clearly unloved by the locals for various understandable reasons. One of the main specifics of the modern-day Mériadeck quarter is how raised walkways connect its different sections. In most parts it is fairly straightforward to get back down to ground level, but in some areas it can all be a bit hit and miss. Some of the secret stairwells are not signposted, some escalators are permanently out of order, and in places where you would expect to be able to get back down, you come up against a brick wall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow can Saint-Christoly shopping centre still be a thing?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NblTOZr9Gk8\/X-MEKDH5eZI\/AAAAAAAAJmo\/xDEZvuJzAs06ms6IzkP64tI0gkBZhrW5QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mysteries02.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"665\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NblTOZr9Gk8\/X-MEKDH5eZI\/AAAAAAAAJmo\/xDEZvuJzAs06ms6IzkP64tI0gkBZhrW5QCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h266\/Mysteries02.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EIf you’re in central Bordeaux on a busy Saturday afternoon and in search of some peace and quiet, just head to Saint-Christoly shopping centre. This 1980s complex, which is just a stone’s throw from place Pey-Berland and rue Sainte-Catherine, seems to have faded completely from the collective conscience of Bordeaux shoppers. Back in the day, a buzzing Fnac music and bookstore occupied the basement area and drew many visitors in search of the latest cultural offerings. Ever since the Fnac relocated to rue Sainte-Catherine, the mall has struggled to draw in customers other than those heading to the Monoprix which took Fnac’s place and the Picard frozen food store. Even before the 2020 health crisis, many of the smaller outlets were struggling here. Not sure how bright the future currently looks for Saint-Christoly*.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E*Update: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sudouest.fr\/2020\/12\/22\/bordeaux-le-centre-commercial-saint-christoly-change-de-proprietaire-8218111-2780.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea Sud Ouest article published late December 2020\u003C\/a\u003E stated that the shopping centre was under new ownership and that it \"will be subject to 'major restructuring' and its concept will be 'completely revisited'.\"\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere exactly does the Pont Saint-Jean cycle path begin?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1IlJc8eF7tM\/X-MEQ-qBazI\/AAAAAAAAJms\/3J8NSth8IHE6QkW6EyTnFiLkG7GiiLJrQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mysteries09.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"502\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1IlJc8eF7tM\/X-MEQ-qBazI\/AAAAAAAAJms\/3J8NSth8IHE6QkW6EyTnFiLkG7GiiLJrQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h200\/Mysteries09.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/pont-saint-jean-bordeauxs-great-unloved.html\"\u003EPont Saint-Jean\u003C\/a\u003E is the Bordeaux bridge that you never see on Instagram. The no-frills structure from the car-friendly 1960s also happens to provide a convenient and safe means of crossing the Garonne for pedestrians and cyclists alike. But the main challenge is simply to find how to access the bridge at all, given the density of the surrounding road network. Spoiler: the cycle path actually begins at an underpass towards the rear of a car park located opposite the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2016\/12\/chateau-descas-wine-merchants-warehouse.html\"\u003EChâteau Descas mansion\u003C\/a\u003E, although the fact that the car park currently doubles up as a station where low-cost coach services depart and arrive makes it even more difficult to find the passageway. It is worth the effort though in order to take in the view across the Bordeaux skyline from the middle of the bridge!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHow come there are never any pile-ups between cyclists and pedestrians on the Garonne waterfront?\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fSGFXUl8AUU\/X-MEX67DyGI\/AAAAAAAAJmw\/QQhLiruDnWAo2vPgsRsIR-H2UDmCfDeqACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mysteries10.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"408\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fSGFXUl8AUU\/X-MEX67DyGI\/AAAAAAAAJmw\/QQhLiruDnWAo2vPgsRsIR-H2UDmCfDeqACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h164\/Mysteries10.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThe Garonne waterfront is one of the symbols of the transformation of Bordeaux and has become one of the go-to areas for a pleasant stroll. It also happens to be a magnet for joggers, skateboarders, rollerbladers and cyclists, and how there are not more collisions between people is one of the city’s greatest mysteries. Markings have nevertheless recently appeared in an attempt to at least channel the flows of walkers and joggers on the promenade which runs immediately alongside the river. However, the really hazardous hotspot is over by the multiple lanes of road traffic, where cyclists in a hurry are forced to cohabit with nonchalant pedestrians. What could possibly go wrong? Well, a great deal, although somehow it just about works.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy didn’t the Utopia cinema go all the way and just install their screens on the ceiling?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-d4b5I5JMUyI\/X-MEfWae_1I\/AAAAAAAAJm0\/mQnukDh3qyoe4yTS1MNTfqiApNZuNSKeQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mysteries05.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"674\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-d4b5I5JMUyI\/X-MEfWae_1I\/AAAAAAAAJm0\/mQnukDh3qyoe4yTS1MNTfqiApNZuNSKeQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h270\/Mysteries05.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EL'Utopia is the much-loved arthouse cinema that is the latest incarnation of what used to be \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/utopia-saint-simeon-tortured-saints.html\"\u003ESaint-Siméon church on Place Camille-Jullian\u003C\/a\u003E. Some of the cinema’s smaller screens have been set up in an annex to the rear of the building, and so that all spectators can enjoy an unobscured view of the films, the screens have been installed at an impressive height. The stargazing position can initially seem surprising but you gradually get used to the concept.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhy does nobody ever know where they are when exiting the UGC cinema?\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5c81mu4NUYw\/X-MEm3H1N-I\/AAAAAAAAJm8\/Sg0ULjRyCeAWxeJ0CuPWEh6umWZuzK8NACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mysteries04.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"766\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5c81mu4NUYw\/X-MEm3H1N-I\/AAAAAAAAJm8\/Sg0ULjRyCeAWxeJ0CuPWEh6umWZuzK8NACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h306\/Mysteries04.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ESticking with cinemas, around the UGC complex on rue Georges-Bonnac, a regular sight is that of cinema-goers emerging from hidden exits with no idea of where they are. The cinema, installed in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/lapollo-theatre-name-changes-opera.html\"\u003Ea building which used to house a theatre\u003C\/a\u003E, comprises no less than 18 screens, some of which are at ground level, some upstairs, and some underground. The exits from the individual rooms lead to various spots around the complex and it invariably takes some time to find one’s bearings and work out where one has ended up.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWill the anarchic queuing system at Mollat ever return?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lT15V2WWY0Q\/X-MEvfgrV1I\/AAAAAAAAJnE\/ulH9dBXbWeEwAhzf_Xr8Z0sSJfDEutM8gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Mysteries03.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"604\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lT15V2WWY0Q\/X-MEvfgrV1I\/AAAAAAAAJnE\/ulH9dBXbWeEwAhzf_Xr8Z0sSJfDEutM8gCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h242\/Mysteries03.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003EThere were not many upsides to the 2020 health crisis, but one may have been the renowned independent bookshop Mollat using floor markings to formalize the queue system at the checkouts, which are positioned along the side of a wall in a narrow corridor-like space ahead of an exit. In the old days, the queues had to stretch some way back before some kind of system naturally took shape. Before reaching that stage, several parallel lines would gather ahead of each checkout, with much jostling for position and discreet eye contact between customers as each opted for the checkout which they thought would progress the fastest. This inevitably resulted in a sense of injustice as three customers would get served at the neighbouring till in the time it took the person in front of you to purchase their single paperback. Will the anarchy of yesteryear return in the future or is the current formal queuing system here to stay? That, dear reader, truly is a veritable modern-day Bordeaux mystery. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/12\/les-absurdites-de-bordeaux.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u0026gt; Ce dossier est également disponible en français !\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/976520875879888381\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/12\/the-ten-modern-day-mysteries-of-bordeaux.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/976520875879888381"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/976520875879888381"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/12\/the-ten-modern-day-mysteries-of-bordeaux.html","title":"The ten modern-day mysteries of Bordeaux"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-1922515008998909754"},"published":{"$t":"2020-11-20T22:00:00.005+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-11-20T22:01:23.314+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux Metropole"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Coverage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tourism"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Invisible Bordeaux tips featured in the latest 'Bordeaux Moments' magazine! "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IipqXuP1OVE\/X7goX_R3vdI\/AAAAAAAAJjo\/1J9a_uOT-u8JbiBCjwyLJEIh9V4auUO2QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/BordeauxMoments-Use.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IipqXuP1OVE\/X7goX_R3vdI\/AAAAAAAAJjo\/1J9a_uOT-u8JbiBCjwyLJEIh9V4auUO2QCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/BordeauxMoments-Use.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EInvisible Bordeaux is proud to have made a repeat appearance in the latest issue of \u003Ci\u003EBordeaux Moments\u003C\/i\u003E, Bordeaux Tourism's most excellent quarterly bilingual travel and lifestyle magazine.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIn the article, I provide a few suggestions of unusual outings in and around Bordeaux to be enjoyed, you know, when we're allowed to get out and about once again. The list of tips take the reader from the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.fr\/2013\/04\/parc-floral-green-and-pleasant-land.html\"\u003EParc Floral\u003C\/a\u003E to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.fr\/2013\/08\/le-corbusiers-cite-fruges-timelessly.html\"\u003EPessac's Cité Frugès\u003C\/a\u003E, along \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.fr\/2015\/08\/following-eau-bourde-from-its-source-to.html\"\u003Ethe Eau Bourde stream\u003C\/a\u003E, and over to Lormont to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.fr\/2014\/03\/musee-national-de-lassurance-maladie.html\"\u003Enational social security museum\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIn non-lockdown times, the magazine - which features a host of great items including some interesting suggestions of activities to take in with children, a guide to winter getaways on the Bassin d'Arcachon, and advice on where to find houses whose façades include sculpted cats - can be picked up in local \"\u003Ci\u003Eoffices de tourisme\u003C\/i\u003E\", hotel lobbies, and municipal buildings such as \u003Ci\u003Emairies\u003C\/i\u003E.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.calameo.com\/read\/0053657524d26ff3830fe\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOr else, you can simply read it by clicking here. Enjoy!\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1922515008998909754\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/invisible-bordeaux-tips-featured-in.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/1922515008998909754"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/1922515008998909754"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/invisible-bordeaux-tips-featured-in.html","title":"Invisible Bordeaux tips featured in the latest 'Bordeaux Moments' magazine! "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-6979659406450682636"},"published":{"$t":"2020-11-14T14:19:00.019+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-11-16T21:20:12.028+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bruges"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Cycle path"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Le Bouscat"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Following the 'green line' from Place Ravezies to Le Bouscat via Bruges"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iQ4a51QwDtE\/X6vRPavtj6I\/AAAAAAAAJh8\/CraHH2ZS7iI_eD_7cm8sbZsVYFBUfpzkwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte4.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iQ4a51QwDtE\/X6vRPavtj6I\/AAAAAAAAJh8\/CraHH2ZS7iI_eD_7cm8sbZsVYFBUfpzkwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/234-VoieVerte4.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlace Ravezies is one of the main entry points into Bordeaux proper and has long since been a public transport hub. Until 2012 it was also the location of Ravezies railway station, which was for many years the terminus of railway connections from the Médoc peninsula. That final portion of rail travel has in recent years switched from trains to a new branch of tram line C (with the creation of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/#\"\u003Ethe tram-train connection in Blanquefort\u003C\/a\u003E), and in 2015 the Ravezies station was dismantled for good, leaving nothing more than a derelict open space and the abandoned railway track. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe local authorities (Bordeaux Métropole with the Bruges and Le Bouscat town councils) put on their thinking caps, and soon came up with an idea to embellish the area in a way that also tied in with the Métropole’s \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/#\"\u003E55 000 hectares pour la nature\u003C\/a\u003E\" programme aimed at incorporating and preserving nature and greenery in amongst new urban developments. The \"Ligne verte\" project quickly took shape!\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p3\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9Pt0CQFz5Zc\/X6vNwMVFoBI\/AAAAAAAAJhU\/xsvXP7PNgiUQ80-5u0S7RCIfx7cf-SCWgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte1.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"874\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-9Pt0CQFz5Zc\/X6vNwMVFoBI\/AAAAAAAAJhU\/xsvXP7PNgiUQ80-5u0S7RCIfx7cf-SCWgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h350\/234-VoieVerte1.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe brief involved converting 3.1 kilometres of the former line into a very eco-friendly walkway\/cycle path, connecting Place Ravezies with residential quarters of Le Bouscat, with various low-key sights and activities to take in along the way. And, although work is still in progress and the \"green line\" is not quite the finished product, the walkway opened to the general public this year, so it made sense to head along and check it out. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first major challenge though was simply reaching the start of the green line at Ravezies. The area located by what used to be the station is a car park that is a Tetris-style mass of automobiles that has to be ploughed through Indiana Jones-style to reach the path, which at this point in time is not signposted. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uEW19XbsaaU\/X6vONc1znxI\/AAAAAAAAJhc\/-s8BRRLjmn0y9GZKs7hq3ro3AUfP1V37ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte2.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uEW19XbsaaU\/X6vONc1znxI\/AAAAAAAAJhc\/-s8BRRLjmn0y9GZKs7hq3ro3AUfP1V37ACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/234-VoieVerte2.JPG\" title=\"jjj\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003EThe entrance is... somewhere in the background of this shot!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003EWooden barriers have been positioned at the entrance to the walk, and a handful of surviving poles, buffers and raised platforms serve as a reminder of the place’s past life. Before setting off, I attempted to replicate \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/#\"\u003Ethe photo I’d taken in 2012\u003C\/a\u003E around the time when the station was decommissioned.\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sI3ok46t43Y\/X6vPw8VscLI\/AAAAAAAAJho\/jtcNRwgJlhkWZuK8JHGmwoxsdsMzb2e7ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte3b.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"747\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sI3ok46t43Y\/X6vPw8VscLI\/AAAAAAAAJho\/jtcNRwgJlhkWZuK8JHGmwoxsdsMzb2e7ACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h298\/234-VoieVerte3b.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAbove: the view in 2012.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wJLXC4eCj0Q\/X6vP8KXOIyI\/AAAAAAAAJhs\/XdmbuGm7TtkiOfAYegTkUpGqy60XiZRfwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte3.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"785\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wJLXC4eCj0Q\/X6vP8KXOIyI\/AAAAAAAAJhs\/XdmbuGm7TtkiOfAYegTkUpGqy60XiZRfwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h314\/234-VoieVerte3.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe same view today...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003EThere was soon another reminder of the path’s railway heritage with the \"\u003Ci\u003Epetit train de Ravezies\u003C\/i\u003E\", a small wooden steam train\/play area designed for children to get a train driver’s eye view of the track! (See picture at top of article.) The former lines remain visible, embedded into the surface of the path, and before long the walkway passed under a series of metal arches that previously held the overhead electric cables.\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cmRm0yQ1SlE\/X6vNUzZzk9I\/AAAAAAAAJhM\/HyxCk_zc97EKJbyXBpDlJDgfoUcKqD2zgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte5b.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"902\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cmRm0yQ1SlE\/X6vNUzZzk9I\/AAAAAAAAJhM\/HyxCk_zc97EKJbyXBpDlJDgfoUcKqD2zgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/234-VoieVerte5b.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAnother brand new children’s play area appeared, this time comprising swings, a hut and a slide, although this particular blogger got a bit more excited about the nearby sight of \"\u003Ci\u003Ele bassin de stockage des eaux de pluie Béquigneaux\u003C\/i\u003E\", one of the Métropole’s many defences against flooding in the area, there to stock excess rainwater whenever required, as detailed in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2017\/05\/inside-one-of-detention-basins-that.html\"\u003Ea previous Invisible Bordeaux item about the network of \"detention basins\"\u003C\/a\u003E. The Béquigneaux flood plain, created in 1987, is an extensive beast, and can reportedly stock up to 102,800 cubic metres of water.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-E5_svsByGxI\/X6vRvzJBbOI\/AAAAAAAAJiE\/uA_HBPD0BNkJfn1fI0U8V_BXlzKao5wCwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte6.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-E5_svsByGxI\/X6vRvzJBbOI\/AAAAAAAAJiE\/uA_HBPD0BNkJfn1fI0U8V_BXlzKao5wCwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/234-VoieVerte6.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0ukevBshQTQ\/X6vR007kR0I\/AAAAAAAAJiI\/ms4F3vb78IUJ7LgiYU4NqIJTDcDAOzgUQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte7.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-0ukevBshQTQ\/X6vR007kR0I\/AAAAAAAAJiI\/ms4F3vb78IUJ7LgiYU4NqIJTDcDAOzgUQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/234-VoieVerte7.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EPart of the magnificent (and reassuringly dry) Béquigneaux flood plain. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOther than that, the surrounding landscape was made up of private allotments, back gardens and high-rise apartment blocks in the mid-distance, until it was broken up by a rather cool BMX dirt track that was being put to the test by a number of young riders. Before long, the pathway hooked up with the new tram line around the delightfully-named \"La Vache\" station and neighbourhood, with the grounds of a Bouscatais mansion on one side and one of Bruges’s municipal cemeteries on the other. Let’s just say there was a definite sense of space in spite of the urban environment, and the remaining walls blocking the view did not appear to be the most durable - but for now they do form great raw materials for street artists.     \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p3\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kiTn3E71lRU\/X6vTElQXOtI\/AAAAAAAAJiY\/45wZQctmUPcOdunFITriBmyCyq4iaYRAQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte8.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-kiTn3E71lRU\/X6vTElQXOtI\/AAAAAAAAJiY\/45wZQctmUPcOdunFITriBmyCyq4iaYRAQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/234-VoieVerte8.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KkzNPVqWbKQ\/X6vTXkYDlnI\/AAAAAAAAJig\/jZB3tOVq5ZkhKIvo2eiKklEDn2EodaLkwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte11.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-KkzNPVqWbKQ\/X6vTXkYDlnI\/AAAAAAAAJig\/jZB3tOVq5ZkhKIvo2eiKklEDn2EodaLkwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/234-VoieVerte11.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;\"\u003EFrom then on, the disused railway line reappears and the path runs alongside it until, when reaching a bend, it comes to an abrupt, unexpected and, yes, premature end. There was no choice other than to leave the pathway, which I was happy to find naturally leads into the Gourribon housing estate, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/#\"\u003Ewhich has already enjoyed a starring role on the blog\u003C\/a\u003E. By winding back towards the former railway line, there were promising signs that a further stretch of the green line appears to be in the making, and that will ultimately link up this area with Le Bouscat’s avenue de la Libération. The information panel on display promised that this \"Phase 5\" would be complete in 2020, but I think we’re all collectively prepared to provide extra leeway to anything that should have been delivered in 2020…\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"p1\" style=\"font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2WTbTA5vORs\/X6vT3dhVKeI\/AAAAAAAAJio\/HCBUYP8W47gpdmIyS9qlzjM4efzBTdOEgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte10.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2WTbTA5vORs\/X6vT3dhVKeI\/AAAAAAAAJio\/HCBUYP8W47gpdmIyS9qlzjM4efzBTdOEgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/234-VoieVerte10.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe \"green line\" comes to a sudden and unspectacular end here.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-O0px1tyLLwg\/X6vUISNWYMI\/AAAAAAAAJiw\/r2DYazzm72Mmb8LXIYgLydFhnUbVVx1uwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/234-VoieVerte12.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"898\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-O0px1tyLLwg\/X6vUISNWYMI\/AAAAAAAAJiw\/r2DYazzm72Mmb8LXIYgLydFhnUbVVx1uwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/234-VoieVerte12.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EInformation panel promising an additional stretch. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHow does Invisible Bordeaux rate this new \"Ligne verte\", then? Well, it’s an interesting initiative and no doubt the residents of the Gourribon estate are delighted to now have such a pleasant direct connection with Place Ravezies! It’s most definitely a very enjoyable walkway but is a touch short as far as cycle rides go. The three kilometres whizz by and, when you consider that the standout visual delight is an emergency rainwater reservoir, then you just know that it’s never going to be be a serious competitor in those online \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/#\"\u003EThe World’s Greatest Bike Rides\u003C\/a\u003E\" listings. The message therefore is walk rather than ride! But fair play to everyone involved in creating this linear channel that provides a peaceful pathway running between Bruges and Le Bouscat, and is an innovative way of bringing another old railway track back to life. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Find it on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/#\"\u003Ethe Invisible Bordeaux map\u003C\/a\u003E: former Ravezies railway station, place Ravezies, Bordeaux (de\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/#\"\u003Eparture point).\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/#\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/#\"\u003E\u0026gt; Cet article est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6979659406450682636\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/following-green-line-from-place.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/6979659406450682636"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/6979659406450682636"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/following-green-line-from-place.html","title":"Following the 'green line' from Place Ravezies to Le Bouscat via Bruges"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-3385416069220655749"},"published":{"$t":"2020-09-28T19:35:00.003+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-03-26T16:07:48.828+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Church"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"History"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Postcards"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The day 50,000 lined the streets of Bordeaux to honour the city’s archbishop, Cardinal Lecot"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ujhj8uTrCQ8\/X2ufxMYNPKI\/AAAAAAAAJb8\/pk1OQw5TZfglzis3xMZgPyPlH7gW0fRTQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/233-Lecot1.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1193\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ujhj8uTrCQ8\/X2ufxMYNPKI\/AAAAAAAAJb8\/pk1OQw5TZfglzis3xMZgPyPlH7gW0fRTQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h382\/233-Lecot1.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EInvisible Bordeaux recently picked up a series of postcards showing different stages of a funeral procession through the streets of the city centre in the early years of the 20th century. The event was clearly a big deal, as the pictures showed enormous crowds lining the route, with many people also peering out from windows and balconies to pay their final respects. This was in fact the city’s final goodbye to Cardinal Victor Lecot. So who was Cardinal Lecot and why was his funeral such a momentous event? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LwUA4CUwYOA\/X2ugQsBdwRI\/AAAAAAAAJcE\/HGvJohJ2YKUvWvGIV3KMHI4HX2PtF8EDQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s928\/233-Lecot11.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"928\" data-original-width=\"832\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-LwUA4CUwYOA\/X2ugQsBdwRI\/AAAAAAAAJcE\/HGvJohJ2YKUvWvGIV3KMHI4HX2PtF8EDQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w179-h200\/233-Lecot11.jpg\" width=\"179\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EVictor Lucien Sulpice Lecot (or Lécot) was born in January 1831 in north-eastern France. Aged 24 he became a priest in Compiègne, to the north of Paris, ahead of being ordained bishop of Dijon (in 1886). Then, in June 1890, he was appointed to be archbishop of Bordeaux, at a time when the Catholic church was stronger than ever in the city, with new congregations coming together in all quarters (he consecrated Saint-Louis-des-Chartrons in 1895) and the church’s influence even seeping into the press through the publication of \u003Ci\u003ELe Nouvelliste de Bordeaux et du Sud-Ouest\u003C\/i\u003E… renowned for its royalist, anti-Republican tendencies!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELecot remained archbishop of Bordeaux until his death but was also elevated to cardinal in 1893 by Pope Leo XIII, and appointed cardinal-priest to Santa Pudenziana basilica in Rome the following year. He was one of the members of the conclave that elected Pius X, and was himself Papal Legate at celebrations held in Lourdes in 1908 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the supposed appearances of the Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn France, the start of the twentieth century was a tumultuous period, with the official split between Church and State (and the start of the French Republic’s notable secular status, or “\u003Ci\u003Elaïcité\u003C\/i\u003E”) occurring in 1905 after 25 years of embattled debate opposing different views of the role of the Church. As you might imagine, Lecot was very much on the side of those wanting to retain close ties between Church and State, whilst also striving to do everything in his powers to avoid any form of conflict even if he was unable to prevent mass protests from being held. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd tensions were still high when Lecot died on December 19th 1908 in Chambéry, in eastern France. His funeral was held eleven days later, on December 28th, in Bordeaux. The authorities were aware that the funeral procession would draw mourners in their thousands, but also that the event could easily spark trouble. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PpsTXoa8zAE\/X2uhjtsYt2I\/AAAAAAAAJcQ\/Jk3YbtXYSZ8jbuciS81IU8VwMvBeYbvJACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/233-Lecot2.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PpsTXoa8zAE\/X2uhjtsYt2I\/AAAAAAAAJcQ\/Jk3YbtXYSZ8jbuciS81IU8VwMvBeYbvJACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/233-Lecot2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003ETop - The funeral procession on Place de la Comédie. Bottom - The horse-drawn hearse carrying the coffin.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe most complete account of the event has been written by one Annie Ribette and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cahiersdarchives.fr\/index.php?option=com_content\u0026amp;view=article\u0026amp;id=206:les-funerailles-du-cardinal-lecot-a-bordeaux\u0026amp;catid=26\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ecan be read on the Cahiers d’Archives website\u003C\/a\u003E. Ribette notes that the following day’s edition of \u003Ci\u003ELe Nouvelliste\u003C\/i\u003E reported that nearly 2,000 men (soldiers and gendarmes) were in position from 7am onwards to keep the crowds under control along the route of the funeral cortege and to prevent intruders from infiltrating the procession (a special laissez-passer was required in order to join the ranks of the procession). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERibette’s report features many archive documents, including the official laissez-passer, which records that Lecot’s corpse was scheduled to be removed from Notre-Dame church at 9am. Photographic evidence suggests that the procession then worked its way towards Place de la Comédie, along Cours de l’Intendance, down rue Vital-Carles (where the Archbishop of Bordeaux’s former official residence was located, although it had become home to Gironde’s prefect... in itself a massive source of tension), and then on to place Pey-Berland, no doubt finishing up at Saint-André cathedral, although it is unclear whether Lecot’s remains were immediately assigned to the tomb which is now his.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7ZZXX7m77lo\/X2uiwFl1-cI\/AAAAAAAAJcc\/ZHCnqI8t_J8eRaMfr8SSiuISZIsrDV7RQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/233-Lecot3.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"1501\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-7ZZXX7m77lo\/X2uiwFl1-cI\/AAAAAAAAJcc\/ZHCnqI8t_J8eRaMfr8SSiuISZIsrDV7RQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/233-Lecot3.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ETop - The funeral procession moves along Cours de l'Intendance, with many onlookers peering down from windows and balconies. Bottom - The Pontifical Swiss Guard was on hand. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIt is thought that 50,000 people were present along the route to pay their final respects to Lecot, although the heavy-handed security came in for a great deal of criticism. Annie Ribette refers to the socialist union and revolutionary political newspaper \u003Ci\u003ELa Bataille\u003C\/i\u003E reporting on the “state of siege” in Bordeaux, adding that those people “who had travelled from all parts of the city and region were prevented from saluting the remains of the Cardinal of Bordeaux. The troops who had barricaded the city’s streets had been ordered to turn their backs to the cortege. Those honours could have been dispensed without preventing the public from attending the funeral”. That same newspaper underlined the fact that Lecot’s passing was in no way acknowledged by the French Republic, as since the “law of separation”, ecclesiastical dignitaries like Cardinal Lecot no longer enjoyed any form of official status in the eyes of the Republic. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-X_yQH1Vi6nE\/X2ujlD_pgPI\/AAAAAAAAJck\/dI_YEHkmoLgqj1QTi2u4ae8yDt-xPm0ZQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/233-Lecot4.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1207\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-X_yQH1Vi6nE\/X2ujlD_pgPI\/AAAAAAAAJck\/dI_YEHkmoLgqj1QTi2u4ae8yDt-xPm0ZQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h386\/233-Lecot4.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThe procession reaches Place Pey-Berland.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EEven without this Republican recognition, there was a definite sense locally of how historic the occasion was. Several requests for authorisation were submitted with a view to capturing the event on film, this being the early days of cinematography. Looking at the wide angle photographs of the procession on Place de la Comédie, it is striking how many photographers and filmmakers are present. But beyond the stills such as those featured here, how much of that movie coverage has survived, if any? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pSUnb_ZXxgA\/X2uj5yQnb9I\/AAAAAAAAJcs\/3ZhrRkz9U1YqWZJwbMLWwC7GwUyGdoJsgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1487\/233-Lecot7.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"614\" data-original-width=\"1487\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pSUnb_ZXxgA\/X2uj5yQnb9I\/AAAAAAAAJcs\/3ZhrRkz9U1YqWZJwbMLWwC7GwUyGdoJsgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h264\/233-Lecot7.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EA closer look at the group of photographers and cinematographers gathered on Place de la Comédie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd what traces remain of Cardinal Lecot himself in the city? Of course, the most symbolic and prominent memorial is none other than the cardinal’s monumental tomb inside Saint-André cathedral. His first name was also given to Saint-Victor church on rue Mouneyra in Bordeaux, founded in 1905 while Lecot was still Archbishop of Bordeaux, although the current edifice was built during the Second World War period and finally consecrated in 1947. Oh, and there is also a street named after him in Bordeaux and a \"Cardinal Lecot\" bus stop in Blanquefort, which is no doubt exactly what the great man would have wanted. Its location in the suburbs is not as random as it may at first seem: it is close to where the Château de Gilamon winegrowing estate once stood (later aptly known as château Larchevesque), which is the property Lecot acquired and lived in after moving out of the rue Vital-Carles residence.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UK6DgKJouj4\/X2ukqlqFWcI\/AAAAAAAAJc4\/Y7rq-loZsrgrJASsyiVXE7lRgHC3HBHzgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/233-Lecot5.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"1501\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UK6DgKJouj4\/X2ukqlqFWcI\/AAAAAAAAJc4\/Y7rq-loZsrgrJASsyiVXE7lRgHC3HBHzgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w480-h640\/233-Lecot5.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAbove - Cardinal Lecot's final resting place inside Bordeaux cathedral.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hIBOeSi8TPU\/X2ulEkLQyEI\/AAAAAAAAJdE\/-eb0K8NW4n0w-kbrDd9ZcYgCCN_rBuTIwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/233-Lecot8.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hIBOeSi8TPU\/X2ulEkLQyEI\/AAAAAAAAJdE\/-eb0K8NW4n0w-kbrDd9ZcYgCCN_rBuTIwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/233-Lecot8.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAbove - Saint-Victor church on rue Mouneyra. Below - The ultimate accolade: Lecot has his own posthumous bus stop in Blanquefort.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-K5OlPJkSNgQ\/X3BcdytaXnI\/AAAAAAAAJd0\/P9rLWfSH0C0pYCfNAHG3wBjTMuAq7-TsACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/LecotBusStop.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-K5OlPJkSNgQ\/X3BcdytaXnI\/AAAAAAAAJd0\/P9rLWfSH0C0pYCfNAHG3wBjTMuAq7-TsACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/LecotBusStop.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnd, of course, what also remains are those incredible pictures of the  city, showing scenes that Bordeaux is unlikely to see again anytime  soon, and scenes that alone do not tell the full story! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Locate Saint-Victor church on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/viewer?msa=0\u0026amp;ll=44.843760680466744%2C-0.5785849999999915\u0026amp;spn=0.017709%2C0.038581\u0026amp;mid=1mkQycktU2e128cvPIDr4OUWyBmg\u0026amp;z=14\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe Invisible Bordeaux map\u003C\/a\u003E: rue Mouneyra, Bordeaux.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Cardinal Lecot picture source: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Victor_Lecot\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWikipedia\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; As stated throughout, the most complete account of this event can be found \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cahiersdarchives.fr\/index.php?option=com_content\u0026amp;view=article\u0026amp;id=206:les-funerailles-du-cardinal-lecot-a-bordeaux\u0026amp;catid=26\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eon the Cahiers d'Archives website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/09\/les-adieux-tendus-de-50-000-bordelais.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECe dossier est également disponible en français !\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3385416069220655749\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/09\/the-day-50000-lined-streets-of-bordeaux.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/3385416069220655749"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/3385416069220655749"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/09\/the-day-50000-lined-streets-of-bordeaux.html","title":"The day 50,000 lined the streets of Bordeaux to honour the city’s archbishop, Cardinal Lecot"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-7736091140559965346"},"published":{"$t":"2020-09-19T15:42:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-09-23T11:09:09.934+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux Metropole"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tourism"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Introducing Bordeaux Métropole’s rather lovely local heritage card games"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FYYjQ1WNjJo\/X2YBZ1uzgRI\/AAAAAAAAJak\/34XM9o1VcIAOFIT4xpcC9bZ5wvwtfiC6ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/Cards01.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FYYjQ1WNjJo\/X2YBZ1uzgRI\/AAAAAAAAJak\/34XM9o1VcIAOFIT4xpcC9bZ5wvwtfiC6ACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/Cards01.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EInvisible Bordeaux was one of a number of local structures and players who contributed to an innovative project focused on heritage in the area conducted this year by Bordeaux Métropole in conjunction with Deux Degrés, the publishing house and “\u003Ci\u003Eagence de médiation\u003C\/i\u003E” who have already \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2019\/04\/invisible-bordeaux-podcast-episode-4.html\"\u003Eoccasionally featured on the blog\u003C\/a\u003E (and, by the way, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2016\/09\/visiting-city-using-bordeaux-safari-as.html\"\u003EI’m a big fan of everything they do\u003C\/a\u003E). The deliverables were recently unveiled and they consist of two highly desirable sets of cards, one being a “Happy Families” game and the other a classic deck of playing cards. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe twin objective of the project, codenamed “\u003Ci\u003EVous avez une carte à jouer\u003C\/i\u003E”, was to be able to identify and showcase some familiar and some lesser-known places of interest throughout the metropole, as well as providing a platform for local heritage associations and players to work together and get to know each other. The initiative was launched within the framework of the wider \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlaswh.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EEuropean Atlas World Heritage network\u003C\/a\u003E aimed at boosting the sustainability of urban heritage (the other participating cities are Edinburgh, Florence, Porto and Santiago de Compostela), and the target was to complete it all in time for Bordeaux’s 2020 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-metropole.fr\/Actualites\/Semaine-des-sites-du-patrimoine-mondial-la-programmation-de-Bordeaux-Metropole\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWorld Heritage week events\u003C\/a\u003E in mid-September. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sIqO3zJa5IQ\/X2YByemkvqI\/AAAAAAAAJas\/jcbO3xO0TZYN6K6QMBml54UvRILR4-ZCwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/Cards02.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sIqO3zJa5IQ\/X2YByemkvqI\/AAAAAAAAJas\/jcbO3xO0TZYN6K6QMBml54UvRILR4-ZCwCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/Cards02.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAbove - Panels on display on Place de la Bourse explaining all about the Atlas World Heritage initiative during the city's 2020 World Heritage week.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInitially, the plan drawn up early in 2020 by Bordeaux Métropole and Deux Degrés was to hold meetings and collaborative workshops but - as you may have guessed - the pandemic-induced lockdown forced them to substantially revise their plans. Instead, the whole project shifted online and they conceived interactive maps so that those who wished to take part could locate points of interest and provide the reasoning behind their inclusion. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo less than 60 structures took part, identifying 400 points of interest, a shortlist of which was put to a vote in which 110 participants chose the subjects they thought to be the most significant. Then, by combining those results with other balanced choices to ensure every Bordeaux Métropole town was fairly represented, Deux Degrés got to work on producing the two card games. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_WHbsDOOlJ8\/X2YCKdxOlFI\/AAAAAAAAJa0\/P1NnD3XWVTcIDZNwH1Pc1_qdlKHSRX7dACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/Cards03.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_WHbsDOOlJ8\/X2YCKdxOlFI\/AAAAAAAAJa0\/P1NnD3XWVTcIDZNwH1Pc1_qdlKHSRX7dACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h640\/Cards03.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAbove - Even my hometown of Saint-Aubin-de-Médoc gets its own cards. These two sights are within walking distance of the Invisible Bordeaux household. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe resulting “Happy Families” game is aimed at a younger audience and has gathered points of interest into seven categories… or, indeed, families: nature, industry, water, habitat, monuments, contemporary architecture and châteaux. Each family comprises six members, the corresponding 42 cards featuring illustrations produced by the immensely talented Julianne Huon - whose style has become so synonymous with the distinctive Deux Degrés graphic look and feel over the years - and a brief overview of associated facts and figures. Interestingly, if the cards are laid out face down, they can also be positioned puzzle-like to form a far larger illustration reminiscent of the Bordeaux Métropole landscape. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NrZjb6HQAig\/X2YCVxapdGI\/AAAAAAAAJa4\/FQzHt00bU6AWaLQhbDlSZxKZPZH14AwaACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/Cards04.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NrZjb6HQAig\/X2YCVxapdGI\/AAAAAAAAJa4\/FQzHt00bU6AWaLQhbDlSZxKZPZH14AwaACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/Cards04.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe standard 52-card game (or rather 54 including the two jokers) provides a highly varied guide to some of the area’s well- and less well-known sights, along with a leaflet so that players can read thumbnail information about each one. The illustrations are the work of the also fabulously talented Jean Mallard. He is a young Paris-based artist with family in the area, but was not necessarily familiar with many of the sights. During a brief post-lockdown window, he was able to spend two days exploring the metropole and taking in the subjects shortlisted for the project. The resulting pictures capture much of that bright-eyed sense of discovery associated with seeing places for the first time. Mallard employed a variety of techniques, although the use of watercolour proves dominant. He also voluntarily kept to a relatively limited palette of colours in order to strike a degree of consistency across the cards. And to inject some life into the pictures, he always ensured there was some kind of human presence represented. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuring \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-metropole.fr\/Agenda\/Vous-avez-une-carte-a-jouer\"\u003Ean event held in September\u003C\/a\u003E at the Maison Cantonale in the Bastide quarter (which itself features in the deck of cards) to present the finalized project to the network of contributors, both Julianne Huon and Jean Mallard were present to provide a first-hand account of their work, alongside Deux Degrés’ Pierre-Marie Villette and Bordeaux Métropole’s Anne-Laure Moniot. Jean Mallard even brought along the original artwork, i.e. all fifty-plus postcard-sized pieces which showed just how intricate and detailed the individual creations were. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5ztmhZGblF4\/X2YCnTE06MI\/AAAAAAAAJbE\/KJT5TDst9CQSuvwGxBpm6L_e0yr7wBmcACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/BdxMetroCards06.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5ztmhZGblF4\/X2YCnTE06MI\/AAAAAAAAJbE\/KJT5TDst9CQSuvwGxBpm6L_e0yr7wBmcACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h256\/BdxMetroCards06.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAbove - Illustrator Jean Mallard with the original pictures. On the right is his depiction of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2013\/02\/stade-chaban-delmas-nearing-end-of-its.html\"\u003EStade Chaban-Delmas\u003C\/a\u003E, included in the card deck under its former name, Parc Lescure. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe two sets have initially been produced as limited runs of just 500 units and were distributed throughout the World Heritage week from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bordeaux-metropole.fr\/Agenda\/TRANSFORMES-Les-ateliers-vous-avez-une-carte-a-jouer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea special pop-up installation\/mini-exhibition on Place de la Bourse\u003C\/a\u003E. Beyond that, sets will be provided to libraries throughout the Métropole. Further down the line, a commercially-produced run may take shape… I for one certainly hope so. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dciJk9lPv4Q\/X2YDtx4NCwI\/AAAAAAAAJbQ\/Q3UPQDPpTDACHjGNsrtXMg6QKxcWrD-PQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/Cards05.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1026\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dciJk9lPv4Q\/X2YDtx4NCwI\/AAAAAAAAJbQ\/Q3UPQDPpTDACHjGNsrtXMg6QKxcWrD-PQCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h328\/Cards05.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAbove - The pop-up exhibition on Place de la Bourse. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the meantime, here at Invisible Bordeaux I am very proud to have been able to contribute to the project, and delighted to have seen some of my submissions (such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/parc-floral-green-and-pleasant-land.html\"\u003EBordeaux’s twin city gardens\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/06\/parc-du-ruisseau-le-haillans-very-own.html\"\u003ELe Haillan’s Parc du Ruisseau\u003C\/a\u003E, and the lone locomotive left positioned at \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/05\/bordeaux-lacanau-cycle-path-from-steam.html\"\u003Ethe former railway station in Saint-Médard-en-Jalles\u003C\/a\u003E) make it into the final sets of cards, all of which are really rather magnificent.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZNIPTzWh3oI\/X2YD-rXzJ9I\/AAAAAAAAJbY\/-sUDX-9H3f4saCYYFoIAp0W_7zD-A83QgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/Cards07.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1173\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ZNIPTzWh3oI\/X2YD-rXzJ9I\/AAAAAAAAJbY\/-sUDX-9H3f4saCYYFoIAp0W_7zD-A83QgCLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h376\/Cards07.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt all goes to show there’s very much an audience for local heritage, or\u003Ci\u003E petit patrimoine\u003C\/i\u003E as they say in French… and it’s great to see Bordeaux Métropole is taking this very seriously as well as looking to bring local heritage players together on projects of the like. Congratulations to everyone involved!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Cb\u003EDeux Degrés website: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.deuxdegres.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewww.deuxdegres.net\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/09\/bordeaux-metropole-la-carte-jouer.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECe dossier est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7736091140559965346\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/09\/introducing-bordeaux-metropoles-rather.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/7736091140559965346"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/7736091140559965346"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/09\/introducing-bordeaux-metropoles-rather.html","title":"Introducing Bordeaux Métropole’s rather lovely local heritage card games"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-4010295082823727217"},"published":{"$t":"2020-09-03T22:12:00.002+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-09-04T10:53:14.608+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gironde Estuary"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Gironde estuary hovercraft story and the Pauillac connection "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zPF0YEUGz5U\/X0j_wLCwtBI\/AAAAAAAAJXI\/YNVq3DQHr44VKVuhlvQREGjSXTywvV1YgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1004\/Naviplane1b.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"517\" data-original-width=\"1004\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zPF0YEUGz5U\/X0j_wLCwtBI\/AAAAAAAAJXI\/YNVq3DQHr44VKVuhlvQREGjSXTywvV1YgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Naviplane1b.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAn interesting \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Bordeaux.60.70\/permalink\/3439781549413531\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epost recently published on social media\u003C\/a\u003E included a 1970s clip of a hovercraft criss-crossing the Gironde estuary between Lamarque and Blaye, on the route that is more naturally associated with its small-scale car ferries. This was news to me, and investigating further also enabled me to uncover the significant link between hovercraft and the town of Pauillac. How was this all connected, and where shall we begin? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe natural starting point is the story of one of France’s most emblematic innovators, Jean Bertin (1917-75). Among other breakthroughs, Bertin invented the technique of thrust reversal used by many jet aircraft to slow down upon landing. He was also the man behind the famous failed experimental “Aérotrain” hovertrain concept developed between 1965 and 1977 (which at the time lost out to the TGV high-speed train concept, but is not dissimilar to the hyperloop projects that are currently taking shape). \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6acPJ2r-m4U\/X0kDElT0ILI\/AAAAAAAAJXg\/doDlJmAngcISezk70Ux9QZ9KHK9R8h5ogCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1337\/JB.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"592\" data-original-width=\"1337\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6acPJ2r-m4U\/X0kDElT0ILI\/AAAAAAAAJXg\/doDlJmAngcISezk70Ux9QZ9KHK9R8h5ogCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/JB.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EJean Bertin (photo source: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/acjb.net\/histoire_jean_bertin.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAéroclub Jean Bertin\u003C\/a\u003E) and his famous failed Aerotrain project. And a combine harvester. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAs early as 1955, Bertin founded his own company, Bertin et Cie, and in time created dedicated subsidiaries for his various ventures. He set up one for the Aérotrain project and, in 1965, he formed SEDAM (Société d'Etude et de Développement des Aéroglisseurs Marins), operating out of Marignane, near Marseille, with a manufacturing facility close to Bayonne. SEDAM was similarly driven by air cushion technology, and was specifically focused on the development and production of what would become its “Naviplane” range of amphibious hovercraft. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESEDAM’s first key deliverable was the N300 30-ton hovercraft. Two units were produced, the \u003Ci\u003EBaie des Anges\u003C\/i\u003E, configured to transport cargo, in 1967, with the \u003Ci\u003ECroisette \u003C\/i\u003Ecoming the following year and designed to carry up to 90 passengers. Both entered into service on the Mediterranean coast, shuttling between Nice airport, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Monaco and San-Remo in Italy. SEDAM also produced a much smaller model, the N102, designed to carry two crew and 12 passengers. It never achieved any significant success, despite extensive commercial trials in different situations such as in the Mediterranean resort of La Grande Motte, as a means of reaching isolated beaches. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-O08QbduuH2E\/X0kGJgw5qkI\/AAAAAAAAJXs\/V6YPpmn_HgkmPZQ1_8wdL5lkPgYFKNTEwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1179\/Ns.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"413\" data-original-width=\"1179\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-O08QbduuH2E\/X0kGJgw5qkI\/AAAAAAAAJXs\/V6YPpmn_HgkmPZQ1_8wdL5lkPgYFKNTEwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Ns.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAn N300 in Nice (photo source: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/RetroFuturism\/comments\/44qtfl\/hovercraft_la_croisette_c_1968_a_naviplane\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EReddit\u003C\/a\u003E) and an N102 somewhere near La Grande Motte (photo source: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lemaximottain.wordpress.com\/2016\/06\/04\/1816\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELe Maxi-Mottain\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd the story goes that in 1971, the \u003Ci\u003EBaie des Anges\u003C\/i\u003E N300 was acquired by the Gironde département and converted in order to be used in conjunction with the existing ferry for the regular Gironde estuary crossing between Blaye and Lamarque, as well as heading to Pauillac and sometimes Bordeaux (to a hoverport reportedly located just by Pont d’Aquitaine). It could carry four vehicles and 38 passengers and it took the hovercraft just five minutes to get from one bank to the other on its primary route. As such it functioned between July 1971 and December 1975, totting up 20,000 crossings and 4,000 operating hours. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"https:\/\/www.memoirefilmiquenouvelleaquitaine.fr\/?action=back.film.getEmbedCode\u0026amp;sid=1\u0026amp;oid=199\u0026amp;width=655\u0026amp;height=370\u0026amp;autoplay=false\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.memoirefilmiquenouvelleaquitaine.fr\/films\/aeroglisseur-en-gironde\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EClick here if video does not display properly on your device.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhy did the council revert back to a more orthodox 100% ferry service? This is unclear, although three factors could easily be pinpointed. Firstly, the high levels of noise whenever the Naviplane arrived and departed, particularly in the densely-populated town of Blaye, was undoubtedly unpopular with residents. Secondly, the ferry alternative boasted a far greater capacity, able to carry 40 vehicles and 350 passengers. And thirdly, the \u003Ci\u003EBaie des Anges\u003C\/i\u003E became synonymous with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/naviplane.free.fr\/?page_id=397\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea couple of unfortunate incidents\u003C\/a\u003E. In one, the Naviplane’s front door had not been securely closed and, upon discovering this, the fast-moving craft was brought to a sudden halt by the pilot. The door opened, water flowed in and a luxury Citroën ended up in the estuary. Happily, nobody was hurt. The other, during a night-time crossing, saw the hovercraft colliding with a stationary radar mast approaching Lamarque, causing structural damage to the craft. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rAYLEBY0774\/X0kAvctlIFI\/AAAAAAAAJXU\/5ezdz5huuV05yF5u31mS3Y5BA85X0dWUACLcBGAsYHQ\/s943\/Naviplane2.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"608\" data-original-width=\"943\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rAYLEBY0774\/X0kAvctlIFI\/AAAAAAAAJXU\/5ezdz5huuV05yF5u31mS3Y5BA85X0dWUACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Naviplane2.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ESouvenir postcard (source: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docplayer.fr\/119118984-Aeromed-n-81-issn-le-lien-aeronautique.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAeromed\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wqe8j0b2xzU\/X0oAzpq7ciI\/AAAAAAAAJYg\/eVkD3ePKoDwMDPUWfSwLJDqXuVwR9kh8wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/P1100533.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wqe8j0b2xzU\/X0oAzpq7ciI\/AAAAAAAAJYg\/eVkD3ePKoDwMDPUWfSwLJDqXuVwR9kh8wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/P1100533.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThis is where the hovercraft landing platform was in Lamarque. It is now home to \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/category\/Restaurant\/La-Paillote-de-Steph-106057484242943\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELa Paillote de Steph\u003C\/a\u003E\".\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WwJGhvv_D5k\/X00xFwhgv-I\/AAAAAAAAJZE\/HlT-00yOCVkLPnfOGcGGiYvhkogUCGPWQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/PontsAqu.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WwJGhvv_D5k\/X00xFwhgv-I\/AAAAAAAAJZE\/HlT-00yOCVkLPnfOGcGGiYvhkogUCGPWQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/PontsAqu.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAccording to some reports, this would appear to be the approximate location towards the base of Pont d'Aquitaine suspension bridge where hovercraft would land in Bordeaux.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMeanwhile, come 1973, SEDAM was struggling to make ends meet but began working on a far more substantial, 260-ton model, the N500, the largest passenger hovercraft of its time, and which was designed to carry up to 400 people, 55 cars and five coaches at speeds of up to 70 knots (around 130 kilometres per hour). Two firm orders were secured for this more ambitious project, from the Gironde \u003Ci\u003Edépartement \u003C\/i\u003E(with a view to the craft operating the Royan-Le Verdon crossing at the mouth of the Gironde estuary), and the SNCF (to be deployed on its English Channel route). There were further commercial leads from elsewhere, such as Canada, and for the route between Nice and Corsica. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPossibly drawn to the invigorating air of the Gironde estuary, in December 1975, SEDAM relocated to Pauillac, operating from a large estuary-side warehouse just to the north of the town. And Pauillac was therefore where work on the N500 commenced, conducted by one Paul Guienne, who had also directed studies on the Aérotrain project. SEDAM began building the two inaugural Naviplanes: N500-1, for the Gironde order, became known as \u003Ci\u003ECôte d’Argent\u003C\/i\u003E, while the SNCF’s N500-2 was originally to be called \u003Ci\u003ECôte d’Opale\u003C\/i\u003E but was subsequently given the name \u003Ci\u003EIngénieur Jean Bertin\u003C\/i\u003E as a homage to Bertin, who passed away during that period. But it would not be plain sailing for the two N500s… \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"height: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;\"\u003E \u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/embed\/video\/xl15hy\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 100%;\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"100%\"\u003E \u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/xl15hy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here if maiden flight video does not display properly on your device.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe \u003Ci\u003ECôte d’Argent\u003C\/i\u003E’s successful maiden flight took place on the estuary in April 1977, but during minor repair work (ahead of a ministerial visit) being carried out by SEDAM subcontractors the following month, a technician stepped onto a bare lightbulb, which exploded and set alight a spilt bucket of adhesive solvents. The whole craft caught fire and was totally destroyed in under an hour, all this occurring just a few days before it was set to be inaugurated by Prince Charles at a lavish ceremony. This tragic end is detailed, complete with archive photos, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/naviplane.free.fr\/?page_id=425\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/naviplane.free.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Incendie-N500-01-02.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"607\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"485\" src=\"http:\/\/naviplane.free.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/Incendie-N500-01-02.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EPicture showing the aftermath as released by the investigation unit, one of many photos featured on the dedicated \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/naviplane.free.fr\/?page_id=425\" style=\"font-size: small;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENaviplane website\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAfter \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/naviplane.free.fr\/?page_id=313\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ean epic voyage from Pauillac to Boulogne-sur-Mer\u003C\/a\u003E that took 25 hours with countless refueling stops along the Atlantic and Channel coasts, the \u003Ci\u003EIngénieur Jean Bertin\u003C\/i\u003E entered into service in 1978 with Seaspeed, the SNCF\/British Rail joint venture, operating alongside two British SR.N4 “Mountbatten class” hovercraft, and enabling the Channel to be crossed in under 30 minutes (including a record-breaking 22’15” Dover-Calais crossing which was never officially registered because no adjudicators were present!). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 1981 the \u003Ci\u003EIngénieur Jean Bertin\u003C\/i\u003E was transferred to Hoverspeed (the result of a merger between Seaspeed and Hoverlloyd) and was widely refurbished in response to demands issued by SNCF, re-entering service for a short period in 1983 before being decommissioned then generally left to rot and be broken up in Boulogne-sur-Mer in October 1985. (More generally, Channel hovercraft services were soon to enter a downward spiral with the opening of the Channel tunnel in 1994. The last cross-Channel hovercraft was withdrawn from service in 2000.)\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XqKxsKKxPzA\/X0kJw_LxhpI\/AAAAAAAAJYE\/Vux2b-56bHoEW5KiwkB7dYhjwiSTLjpDwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1142\/N500.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"446\" data-original-width=\"1142\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-XqKxsKKxPzA\/X0kJw_LxhpI\/AAAAAAAAJYE\/Vux2b-56bHoEW5KiwkB7dYhjwiSTLjpDwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/N500.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EThe \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EIngénieur Jean Bertin \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003EN500 arriving in Dover. Photo source: \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Naviplane_N500\" style=\"font-size: small;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWikipedia\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBack in Pauillac, SEDAM was not doing well. The Gironde \u003Ci\u003Edépartement \u003C\/i\u003Ehad withdrawn its sole order, choosing instead to redirect finances to more urgent requirements (road infrastructure and schools). In addition, the SNCF would also not be providing any further custom, as they had come to regard the British SR.N4 as a superior craft. Towards the end of the 1970s, the company was taken over by the Dubigeon-Normandie shipbuilders, but folded completely in 1983, its final project no doubt being the refurbishment of an N102 which had been purchased many years previously by an Egyptian entrepreneur based in the United Arab Emirates. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDespite the company’s collapse, the Pauillac warehouse still contained the two retired N300 hovercraft and four N102s. An auction was held in May 1983 and a Bordeaux scrap metal merchant purchased the N102s. A restaurant owner acquired the \u003Ci\u003EBaie des Anges\u003C\/i\u003E with the plan of converting it into a restaurant in Pauillac but was not authorized to do so. Plans to sell it on came to nothing so the craft stayed put in the warehouse. The \u003Ci\u003ECroisette\u003C\/i\u003E was bought by a Pauillac scrap metal merchant but it too remained on site. Towards the end of 1983, both were scrapped completely and the SEDAM story came to a quiet end. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, what remains today of the hovercraft adventures of Pauillac and SEDAM? Well, in Pauillac, the SEDAM warehouse is now used by the Baron Philippe de Rothschild wine company for storage ahead of distributing their produce worldwide. Across the road from the massive hangar and the wide space that is now a car park (where that fateful 1977 fire destroyed N500-1), a large concrete platform serves as a reminder of where the hovercraft were launched on to the estuary. The picture below was taken from that platform, looking back towards the SEDAM hangar. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qnkXvHHCMRw\/X0oBpQGX_wI\/AAAAAAAAJYo\/O80uXfUgIdwRQFk8pqnY692GkpiR45ExgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/P1100543.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"993\" data-original-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-qnkXvHHCMRw\/X0oBpQGX_wI\/AAAAAAAAJYo\/O80uXfUgIdwRQFk8pqnY692GkpiR45ExgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/P1100543.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EThanks to the ever brilliant \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/remonterletemps.ign.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EIGN Remonter le Temps\u003C\/a\u003E website, it is possible to see how things used to be. First, here is the scene in  1976, with what appears to be two N102s stationed outside.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cUBKYSyh9_s\/X0kM9kwRt-I\/AAAAAAAAJYQ\/b-IxZylB-BApbh0ic9Jgn0b_UPkNjSiWACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1352\/Pauillac1976.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"809\" data-original-width=\"1352\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cUBKYSyh9_s\/X0kM9kwRt-I\/AAAAAAAAJYQ\/b-IxZylB-BApbh0ic9Jgn0b_UPkNjSiWACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Pauillac1976.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EAnd here is the same view in 1977... with a single N500, in all likelihood\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EIngénieur Jean Bertin\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k6xf9JZCb5w\/X0kNBzSkInI\/AAAAAAAAJYU\/e-zjbq7bawM3x3jVlzQvGo6PJIL_AyTDQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s887\/Pauillac1977.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"887\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k6xf9JZCb5w\/X0kNBzSkInI\/AAAAAAAAJYU\/e-zjbq7bawM3x3jVlzQvGo6PJIL_AyTDQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Pauillac1977.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOf the N102s which ended up in the hands of a Bordeaux scrap metal merchant, in recent years two were recovered from their resting place in Villenave d’Ornon by a group of enthusiasts with a view to renovating and restoring them. That adventure is lovingly detailed \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/naviplane.free.fr\/?page_id=449\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E and, to cut a long story short, the two wrecks have been turned into a rejuvenated N102 Naviplane which now sits proudly on permanent display outside the Château de Savigny-lès-Beaune in the Burgundy region of France, as this Google satellite view of the area below right clearly shows!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-THx8A8qM9GY\/X0kIgVAVAlI\/AAAAAAAAJX4\/QfW-Ux5jguEpN3YKCs__v1juL9Ax8ugzgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1215\/Chateau.PNG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"416\" data-original-width=\"1215\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-THx8A8qM9GY\/X0kIgVAVAlI\/AAAAAAAAJX4\/QfW-Ux5jguEpN3YKCs__v1juL9Ax8ugzgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Chateau.PNG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003ELeft picture source: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.hangarflying.eu\/2017\/10\/de-collectie-van-michel-pont-vliegtuigen-tussen-wijnranken\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehangarflying.eu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EFinally, while the use of hovercraft to transport large numbers of passengers has faded over the years (although services do still operate on routes such as \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbritainshop.com\/france\/hovertravel-hovercraft-to-the-isle-of-wight\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethat connecting Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight\u003C\/a\u003E), the technology continues to prove its worth in complex military situations or to deal with rough terrain where no other type of craft is capable of operating. And, who knows, it may one day make a comeback, including in Gironde where the subject often comes up as a potentially effective solution to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.francebleu.fr\/infos\/climat-environnement\/le-projet-d-une-liaison-pauillac-blaye-bordeaux-en-aeroglisseur-est-relance-1388037600\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Econnect central Bordeaux with Blaye\u003C\/a\u003E and the tip of the estuary!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EIn the meantime, interest in hovercraft has anything but waned. There are many archive clips available on Youtube, there is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/naviplane.free.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea fantastic website dedicated to Naviplanes alone\u003C\/a\u003E, and in this social media age you can even find \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Le-Naviplane-N500-Jean-Bertin-228564230487693\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea Facebook page that talks about nothing other than the \u003Ci\u003EJean Bertin\u003C\/i\u003E N500 Naviplane\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo get googling, check out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/naviplane.free.fr\"\u003Enaviplane.free.fr\u003C\/a\u003E and investigate for yourself the weird and wonderful world of hovercraft, the then-futuristic whirr of which was, for a few years in the 1970s, a common sound on the banks of the Gironde estuary!\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Find it on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=1mkQycktU2e128cvPIDr4OUWyBmg\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;ll=45.16183138086906%2C-0.8016304175837274\u0026amp;spn=0.017709%2C0.038581\u0026amp;z=12\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe Invisible Bordeaux map\u003C\/a\u003E: Former SEDAM hovercraft factory, Pauillac; Bac Lamarque-Blaye ferry port, Lamarque; Bac Blaye-Lamarque ferry port, Blaye.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; Much of the information in this piece was found on the incredible \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/naviplane.free.fr\"\u003Enaviplane.free.fr\u003C\/a\u003E website, which is heavily recommended reading!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; Top photo source: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docplayer.fr\/119118984-Aeromed-n-81-issn-le-lien-aeronautique.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAeromed\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/09\/lere-des-aeroglisseurs-sur-lestuaire-de.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECet article est également disponible en français ! 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The news of how the eerie wartime edifice has been converted into a world-class multi-sensory experience – known as Bassins de Lumières – has travelled fast and wide, and after seeing countless Instagram posts on the subject, I really had no alternative other than to witness first-hand this latest incarnation of the place that also just happens to be the subject of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/la-base-sous-marine-ghostly-ww2-u-boat.html\"\u003Eall-time most-read item on the Invisible Bordeaux blog\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EOverall, four of the base’s eleven former submarine pens have been given over to the Bassins de Lumières exhibition area, which has been conceived and is managed by the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.culturespaces.com\/fr\/home\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECulturespaces\u003C\/a\u003E nationwide network of museums and attractions. Work on converting the venue lasted more than two years, and while the Bassins de Lumières' official opening was delayed by the health crisis, it eventually welcomed the general public for the first time in June 2020.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xP64XRtAW_A\/XzKwaaBuT9I\/AAAAAAAAJUc\/pCkhEn5uMTYFptSYMt7b0vakm4K8dB_CQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/BSM3.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xP64XRtAW_A\/XzKwaaBuT9I\/AAAAAAAAJUc\/pCkhEn5uMTYFptSYMt7b0vakm4K8dB_CQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/BSM3.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sbdpkz5Y-jo\/XzKwatZ0GyI\/AAAAAAAAJUg\/O6nhqrytrxQ8UNJzRpL_TmXznijZ-LIBQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/BSM4.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sbdpkz5Y-jo\/XzKwatZ0GyI\/AAAAAAAAJUg\/O6nhqrytrxQ8UNJzRpL_TmXznijZ-LIBQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/BSM4.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EThere are four inaugural exhibits that run until early January 2021. The highly-anticipated headline attraction showcases the work of the legendary Austrian symbolist painter \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gustav_Klimt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGustav Klimt\u003C\/a\u003E (1862-1918), as part of a lengthy audiovisual sequence conceived by immersive digital artists Gianfranco Iannuzzi, Renato Gatto and Massimiliano Siccardi, in collaboration with musician Luca Longobardi. The second main piece is an animated compilation of the art of the German-Swiss painter \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paul_Klee\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPaul Klee\u003C\/a\u003E (1879-1940) set to music. Two other modern multimedia works are presented in a self-contained area known as The Cube: “Ocean Data” by \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ouchhh.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOuchhh studios\u003C\/a\u003E, and “Anitya” by the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/organphantom.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOrgan’Phantom\u003C\/a\u003E collective. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EThe visitor experience involves wandering in near darkness from pen to pen, taking in the various video mapping sequences (which are played on loop throughout) from different vantage points, the colourful animations being enhanced by the reflections in the pools of water, and sometimes extending over the floor beneath one’s feet. The hundreds of projectors that are used mean that at all times visitors are either faced or surrounded by a seamless mass of images, all to the permanent soundtrack of music. And although there is a steady flow of visitors, there is never a sense that other people are getting in the way or intruding on the artwork – if anything the silhouettes of fellow punters add to the mystique of the place. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fyR95XINczQ\/XzKwoePkxvI\/AAAAAAAAJUo\/B7tTBvNMk4UNxX8u0M2lbVsGbGJVopDxgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/BSM8.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1125\" data-original-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fyR95XINczQ\/XzKwoePkxvI\/AAAAAAAAJUo\/B7tTBvNMk4UNxX8u0M2lbVsGbGJVopDxgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/BSM8.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ETwo enclosed areas, the aforementioned Cube and the cylinder-shaped “La Citerne”, provide an unusual setting where visitors can even lie down and take in the audiovisual delights while elegantly sprawled out on cushions. Finally, a set of information panels provide the historical background behind the venue, so that visitors do not lose sight of the significance of the building and its cumbersome legacy. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TKLPJgoPQdQ\/XzKw2hBvC2I\/AAAAAAAAJU8\/8zpGiCHJZMoHuynmjDlQpX6yFtTl88vSACLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/BSM6.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TKLPJgoPQdQ\/XzKw2hBvC2I\/AAAAAAAAJU8\/8zpGiCHJZMoHuynmjDlQpX6yFtTl88vSACLcBGAsYHQ\/w640-h360\/BSM6.JPG\" title=\"Chilling outside inside Le Cube.\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EChilling out inside the Cube.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8z0NqDi1XrQ\/XzKxJtNwJAI\/AAAAAAAAJVI\/d7xKfN7UFbQri_KJyEzS2hs0JAYDx2p4QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/BSM7.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8z0NqDi1XrQ\/XzKxJtNwJAI\/AAAAAAAAJVI\/d7xKfN7UFbQri_KJyEzS2hs0JAYDx2p4QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/BSM7.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe history zone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003ESo, is it actually any good? Well, predictably enough Invisible Bordeaux was mightily impressed by the technology, the aesthetics, and the sheer high-grade wow factor of the world-class exhibits and their execution, although the constant darkness and the unrelenting flow of in-your-face imagery does make for a strangely impersonal experience. The quality of the sound does leave a lot to be desired in some areas of the venue, although the acoustics of the place surely do not make that sort of thing easy. As for the launch exhibits, the Klimt and Klee sequences were suitably stimulating... in a high-brow, knowingly stroke-chin-and-nod-head kind of way; while being in The Cube felt a little bit like being trapped inside a scary three-dimensional Windows 98 screensaver. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EWhatever, following in the footsteps of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2019\/12\/is-cite-du-vin-really-any-good.html\"\u003ECité du Vin\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2018\/04\/inside-bordeaux-metropole-arena-for.html\"\u003EArkéa Arena\u003C\/a\u003E concert venue both opening in recent years, this latest addition to the Bordeaux landscape is a sure sign that the city is looking to secure a durable and undisputed spot in the big league of renowned European cultural hotspots. Certainly, on the hot summer’s day I was there, the makeup of visitors was distinctly international, which is no mean feat given how so few overseas tourists have made it to Bordeaux this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ij_DIXVzkSk\/XzKww86UNeI\/AAAAAAAAJU4\/k7EmkG4ongcX29h-b-RMmNHvsxvQXlogwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s2000\/BSM2.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1124\" data-original-width=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-ij_DIXVzkSk\/XzKww86UNeI\/AAAAAAAAJU4\/k7EmkG4ongcX29h-b-RMmNHvsxvQXlogwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/BSM2.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003EBut there is a part of me that thinks that the best is yet to come for the Bassins de Lumières, and that if some innovative, forward-looking creatives really get to grips with the venue and the possibilities that it offers, and conceive a mainstream pan-generation-friendly show that is not only technically impressive but also incorporates a touch of accessible fun, then it could truly make for something quite astonishing. And it would also give me a great excuse to go back! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Find it on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=1mkQycktU2e128cvPIDr4OUWyBmg\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;ll=44.84376%2C-0.578585\u0026amp;spn=0.017709%2C0.038581\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe Invisible Bordeaux map\u003C\/a\u003E: Bassins de Lumières, Base Sous-marine, impasse Brown de Colstoun, Bordeaux\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan lang=\"\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003E\u0026gt; Full practical information on the official website: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bassins-lumieres.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewww.bassins-lumieres.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/08\/direction-la-base-sous-marine-la.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECet article est également disponible en français.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E "},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7680543256319352963\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/08\/touring-inaugural-bassins-des-lumieres.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/7680543256319352963"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/7680543256319352963"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/08\/touring-inaugural-bassins-des-lumieres.html","title":"Touring the inaugural Bassins de Lumières exhibition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gfc4ZVz4qlk\/XzKwQghwUII\/AAAAAAAAJUY\/iqrUtlQvVwoMchHbYelz33yfXXA9ZVHlQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/BSM1.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-1617391842467512744"},"published":{"$t":"2020-07-07T22:46:00.002+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-12-29T07:43:32.368+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Music"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mériadeck"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"[Musical interlude] Introducing Slowrush and The Parallel World E.P."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wzJaGXr3a4M\/XwYDHUR9xnI\/AAAAAAAAJSk\/iq7T0Wa-C24uXzfnkV8l8fe0TBv67PJ7ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Blog2.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"919\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wzJaGXr3a4M\/XwYDHUR9xnI\/AAAAAAAAJSk\/iq7T0Wa-C24uXzfnkV8l8fe0TBv67PJ7ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Blog2.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAs you may have noticed if you're a regular reader, the Invisible Bordeaux blog has been a fairly dormant beast lately. But there's a good reason for the relative silence: during the recent lockdown period I worked on an exciting musical project which has resulted in a band being formed and an E.P. being released. Please meet Slowrush! \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESlowrush has been formed with my good friend Olivier Rols on bass, and my son Dorian Pike on drums, while I do my best to sing and strum guitars. Both Olivier and Dorian were regular contributors to the Invisible Bordeaux words-and-music extravaganza \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/p\/shuman-show.html\"\u003EThe Shuman Show\u003C\/a\u003E, so putting together an actual band seemed to be a natural development. Throw in the lockdown period and a number of long weekends, and we soon set ourselves the target of recording four songs (with Olivier recording his parts remotely). And, a few weeks on, those songs are now in the public domain and available to listen to on all streaming platforms.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhat, then, do Slowrush sound like? Well, I've always been heavily influenced by melodic pop artists such as Joe Jackson, XTC and Blur. Dorian brings in millennial percussion ideas inspired by bands such as Everything Everything, Foals and Tame Impala. Olivier, meanwhile, has eclectic tastes ranging from rock and jazz to punk. It all makes for a nice musical combination although there is a definite Britpop edge to what we do.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1_Z8lsSPjKU\/XwTZcMRrViI\/AAAAAAAAJSY\/YFeywAFeyGsUTJfhwm8s8s6v_vGAP_4NwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/CoverBlog.png\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1_Z8lsSPjKU\/XwTZcMRrViI\/AAAAAAAAJSY\/YFeywAFeyGsUTJfhwm8s8s6v_vGAP_4NwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/CoverBlog.png\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThis is the cover of the E.P.. And that might just be a building that can be spotted in the Mériadeck district of Bordeaux. \u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThere also happens to be a little bit of Bordeaux in what we do. While two of the tracks (\u003Ci\u003EParallel World\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003EMr Morality\u003C\/i\u003E) were old songs that have been dusted down and given a new lease of life, the two others (\u003Ci\u003EBordeaux Watergate\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003EFour Walls\u003C\/i\u003E) were written during the lockdown period, and are very much inspired by blog-related topics. \u003Ci\u003EBordeaux Watergate\u003C\/i\u003E recalls the 1970s \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/05\/winegate-scandal-which-shook-bordeaux.html\"\u003E\"Winegate\" scandal\u003C\/a\u003E in the wine milieu triggered by the discovery of thousands of bottles of Bordeaux that in fact contained wine from the Languedoc region. And \u003Ci\u003EFour Walls\u003C\/i\u003E is a celebration of places where things happened in the past but may today be little more than an ordinary street, an empty room or a whole district where things have changed beyond recognition (such as the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/meriadeck-this-used-to-be-vision-of.html\"\u003EMériadeck quarter\u003C\/a\u003E, the buildings of which feature on the cover of the E.P.!).\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBut hey, enough of my yakking! You can listen to all the tracks on the streaming platform of your choice (Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, etc.) via the page you'll find by clicking here:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/slowrush\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/linktr.ee\/slowrush\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can also follow and interact with Slowrush on Instagram \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/slowrushband\/\"\u003E(@\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/slowrushband\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eslowrushband\u003C\/a\u003E),  Twitter (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/slowrushband\"\u003E@\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/slowrushband\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eslowrushband\u003C\/a\u003E), and Facebook (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/slowrushbdx\"\u003E@\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/slowrushbdx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eslowrushbdx\u003C\/a\u003E). Hopefully we'll be able to announce some live dates before tooooo long!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E And, at no additional cost, you can listen to the four tracks of The Parallel World E.P. right here! Enjoy! (If the tracks don't display, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/slowrush.bandcamp.com\/releases\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eclick here\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1442608203\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=1569609396\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/slowrush.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-parallel-world-e-p\"\u003EThe Parallel World E.P. by Slowrush\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1442608203\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3058611888\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/slowrush.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-parallel-world-e-p\"\u003EThe Parallel World E.P. by Slowrush\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1442608203\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=2050027665\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/slowrush.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-parallel-world-e-p\"\u003EThe Parallel World E.P. by Slowrush\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1442608203\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=3949071046\/transparent=true\/\" style=\"border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/slowrush.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-parallel-world-e-p\"\u003EThe Parallel World E.P. by Slowrush\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EBack soon with some more conventional Invisible Bordeaux reports, I promise! Watch this space!\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1617391842467512744\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/07\/musical-interlude-introducing-slowrush.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/1617391842467512744"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/1617391842467512744"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/07\/musical-interlude-introducing-slowrush.html","title":"[Musical interlude] Introducing Slowrush and The Parallel World E.P."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wzJaGXr3a4M\/XwYDHUR9xnI\/AAAAAAAAJSk\/iq7T0Wa-C24uXzfnkV8l8fe0TBv67PJ7ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/Blog2.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-8864346685667305305"},"published":{"$t":"2020-06-18T22:01:00.000+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-07-06T22:01:18.784+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bassin d'Arcachon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fountain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Le Teich"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"St. James' Way"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fontaine Saint-Jean: the miraculous spring in Le Teich which has run dry"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g3mRNYuZfqo\/XuYyvPuN0EI\/AAAAAAAAJPY\/1J0JQUb2gJQaZq7CeS7EdcmmJEEBweTwwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/232-SaintJean1.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g3mRNYuZfqo\/XuYyvPuN0EI\/AAAAAAAAJPY\/1J0JQUb2gJQaZq7CeS7EdcmmJEEBweTwwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/232-SaintJean1.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHidden away in the woods not far from the banks of the river Leyre, in the hamlet of Lamothe just to the east of Le Teich, is the small and somewhat mysterious Fontaine Saint-Jean, housing a spring which has now run dry but which was believed to have miraculous properties back in the day. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe tiny edifice, which was restored in recent years, dates from the 17th century and, although I was unable to spot them, the dates 1645 and 1650 are apparently etched into the structure, in the concave niche which until 1772 contained a statue of Lamothe’s patron saint, Saint John (the statue was the unwitting victim of a dispute between the good people of Le Teich and Mios). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlthough little information about the fountain is readily available, some of the more detailed descriptions available online (see links at the bottom of this article) refer to its past mystical and religious significance. This can mainly be attributed to its location on one of the oldest of the many Saint James’ Way pilgrimage paths through the area; it therefore served as a natural halt for walkers en route to or from Santiago de Compostela down the centuries. But some scholars have even claimed the story goes much further back and that the spring was hailed for its spiritual virtues prior even to the Roman conquest of Gaul. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3YwNCIFfsQc\/XuYy9W8yHYI\/AAAAAAAAJPc\/dU2FxBQ8x8oiCtgwDq8ia3yNGJEGAi7ZgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/232-SaintJean4.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3YwNCIFfsQc\/XuYy9W8yHYI\/AAAAAAAAJPc\/dU2FxBQ8x8oiCtgwDq8ia3yNGJEGAi7ZgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/232-SaintJean4.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETo say the immediate environment is peaceful would be an understatement.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EWhatever, there are legends about the healing properties of the spring water that the fountain used to deliver.  It was believed that the water cured skin ailments, although throughout the 20th century this belief faded when the spring ran dry (possibly due to the substantial work carried out nearby to build railway lines). Still, even in modern times it is reportedly possible to see cloths or rags deposited on the fountain, part of a traditional \u003Ci\u003ELandais \u003C\/i\u003Eritual\u0026nbsp;performed in the hope of a miracle. According to loyal reader Harvey Morgan,\u0026nbsp;\"You dip the cloth in the water, rub it over the affected part, usually repeating a prayer or ritual of some sort, and hang it to dry by the fountain.  The ailment disappears as the cloth dries.  There are several fountains in the Landes where the practice still continues.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3PzgghosImg\/XuYzP1i-tRI\/AAAAAAAAJPo\/uOW15iLWoGg17XequBK5FBdUt0P7lVtdACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/232-SaintJean2.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1292\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3PzgghosImg\/XuYzP1i-tRI\/AAAAAAAAJPo\/uOW15iLWoGg17XequBK5FBdUt0P7lVtdACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/232-SaintJean2.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EA recently-deposited candle alongside the empty niche?\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe day I was there along with my occasional travelling companion, my father-in-law Michel, there were no cloths or rags to be seen, although the area was so humid that we would have happily deposited however many cloths it would have taken to rid our skin of the unrelenting onslaught of hungry mosquitos! There were signs of recent visits: a candle had been deposited along with a Virgin Mary statuette. As a reminder of the fountain’s status as a stop for pilgrims, rudimentary benches have been positioned in a semi-circle around the fountain, although it would have taken a brave insect-resistant soul to stop there for too long. It was very peaceful, the silence only disturbed by two horse riders who arguably had the best form of transport to be able to contend with the marshy environment. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g_6UqsWlYrk\/XuYze2jchZI\/AAAAAAAAJPs\/-9_HyBNcQrEZoGArfZN_K7vGyH14UmGgACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/232-SaintJean3.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"901\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g_6UqsWlYrk\/XuYze2jchZI\/AAAAAAAAJPs\/-9_HyBNcQrEZoGArfZN_K7vGyH14UmGgACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/232-SaintJean3.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EHorse-riding, bicycles and a miraculous spring. Quite a combination. \u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EUpon departing, I noted that somehow I appeared to be unscathed by the countless mosquito attacks. Maybe the place does have miraculous qualities after all! But, above all, I was simply happy to have seen this unusual place, not least because it was far from my first attempt to find it! Indeed, the fountain is not easy to locate or reach. The secret is to aim for the car park of the Kayak Club du Teich, just off the D804 \u003Ci\u003Edépartementale\u003C\/i\u003E, and then work your way south staying close to the river Leyre (or l’Eyre). You then pass under a railway bridge, before crossing a small wooden footbridge over the Craste Beneyre stream. By taking an immediate right, in effect following the stream, the woodland footpath will lead you to Fontaine Saint-Jean.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne final footnote:  running parallel to that path, some distance to the north, is the aptly-named Allée de la Fontaine Saint-Jean, with a row of unusual timber-framed houses that seem to be facing away from the street and instead look out towards the railway line. The residences appear to be particularly desirable, although their appeal may dip momentarily whenever a TGV high-speed train whizzes past the front window! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IuFXViHfiS0\/XuYzwdb265I\/AAAAAAAAJP4\/PHGJzACrSAsARdeaCkLfWexY-NRaBqxWACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/232-SaintJean5.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IuFXViHfiS0\/XuYzwdb265I\/AAAAAAAAJP4\/PHGJzACrSAsARdeaCkLfWexY-NRaBqxWACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/232-SaintJean5.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EHomes on Allées de la Fontaine Saint-Jean facing away from the street. \u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Find it on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.fr\/maps\/ms?msid=210373862037781084851.0004b3333ef977deb2fc8\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;ll=44.84376,-0.578585\u0026amp;spn=0.017709,0.038581\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe Invisible Bordeaux map\u003C\/a\u003E: Fontaine Saint-Jean, Le Teich.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Further recommended reading with more detailed information here: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.marinellebaladesphotos.fr\/la-fontaine-saint-jean-le-teich-bassin-d-arcachon-33\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMarinelle Balades Photos\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.infobassin.com\/loisirs-culturels\/histoire-1-fontaine-st-jean-shaapb.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInfo Bassin\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.shaapb.fr\/la-fontaine-saint-jean-de-lamothe\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESociété Historique et Archéologique d'Arcachon et du pays de Buch\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/la-fontaine-saint-jean-la-miraculeuse.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECet article est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8864346685667305305\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/fontaine-saint-jean-miraculous-spring.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/8864346685667305305"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/8864346685667305305"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/06\/fontaine-saint-jean-miraculous-spring.html","title":"Fontaine Saint-Jean: the miraculous spring in Le Teich which has run dry"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-g3mRNYuZfqo\/XuYyvPuN0EI\/AAAAAAAAJPY\/1J0JQUb2gJQaZq7CeS7EdcmmJEEBweTwwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/232-SaintJean1.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-5704035550752394506"},"published":{"$t":"2020-05-11T21:57:00.002+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-05-12T22:13:49.723+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bastide"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carbon-Blanc"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sainte-Hélène"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soulac-sur-Mer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stadium"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Talence"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Final set of lockdown period random archive photos (41\u003E47)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UMuYBuwnnR0\/Xrmm79i235I\/AAAAAAAAJGM\/YO0ViVpjWE8UVOfSA2qdUfQgL3keZDcXQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/41.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1129\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UMuYBuwnnR0\/Xrmm79i235I\/AAAAAAAAJGM\/YO0ViVpjWE8UVOfSA2qdUfQgL3keZDcXQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/41.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe lockdown period in France has come to a timid end, so the series of archive photos Invisible Bordeaux was publishing daily on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/invisiblebordeaux\/\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/invisiblebx\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E is now also in the past. Here are the final seven pictures which were published, following on from the four previous sets available \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_18.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_24.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, and, oh, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. As you will have realised, some had already featured on the blog, others had just been sitting on my hard drive, starting with this magnificent bow window and accompanying ceramic tile features. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThey belong to a bizarre micro-villa known as \"Villa Quand-Même et Mépris\", built in 1930 by local butcher A. Naturel (hence the A.N.), which even got \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/villa-quand-meme-et-mepris.html\"\u003Eits very own blog post some time ago\u003C\/a\u003E! Even more spectacular is the remarkable Réservoir de Lavardens in Talence, a surprising 1927 reinforced concrete structure that is unlike anything else in the area. It was recently mentioned on the blog in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2019\/09\/girondes-finest-water-towers.html\"\u003Ethe run-down of water towers in the area\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-40Awn6m-I7M\/Xrmo21dbPOI\/AAAAAAAAJGY\/4aaGSDAjlR4lBHeJ-SyHkQMJtqWEwZ7eACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/46.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-40Awn6m-I7M\/Xrmo21dbPOI\/AAAAAAAAJGY\/4aaGSDAjlR4lBHeJ-SyHkQMJtqWEwZ7eACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/46.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESticking with serious urban exploration, here we are in Soulac-sur-Mer, naughtily trespassing inside one of the derelict ground-floor apartments of the famously abandoned Signal residence on the seafront. What a fine view of the Atlantic ocean the residents once enjoyed! You can read about the apartment block's troubled recent history \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/03\/the-day-soulac-sur-mers-le-signal.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zLuz78Zg8p8\/Xrmpd0vuVHI\/AAAAAAAAJGg\/iQe6RmJVS1QOgxZVGKCI4_N3LeaRF6VCQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/45.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1499\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zLuz78Zg8p8\/Xrmpd0vuVHI\/AAAAAAAAJGg\/iQe6RmJVS1QOgxZVGKCI4_N3LeaRF6VCQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/45.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ETo stay in a high-rise mood, here is part of Cité Pinçon in the Bastide district of Bordeaux, which combines with the neighbouring buildings of Cité Blanche to form la Cité-Jardin de la Benauge. This and its twin building are also known as “les paquebots” (ocean liners). The complex was a case study in 1950s urban planning, as detailed \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/cite-de-la-benauge-radical-changes.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sz3aRX3d9QU\/XrmqQj9NOvI\/AAAAAAAAJGs\/F-E79SHikFkf6TG9_4hB0tRW5E_V51KHACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/42.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-sz3aRX3d9QU\/XrmqQj9NOvI\/AAAAAAAAJGs\/F-E79SHikFkf6TG9_4hB0tRW5E_V51KHACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/42.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ENext, we're off to Le Bouscat for this panoramic view of the 7,000-capacity Stade Sainte-Germaine. First built in the 1890s, it has always been the permanent home of Stade Bordelais sports club, and today also hosts matches played by FC Girondins reserves and women’s teams.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TUKjCUNVnlY\/XrmqvwCx2sI\/AAAAAAAAJG0\/sHyhC064NdopW6BkCMscBD2zRMVvklUTgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/44.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"255\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TUKjCUNVnlY\/XrmqvwCx2sI\/AAAAAAAAJG0\/sHyhC064NdopW6BkCMscBD2zRMVvklUTgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/44.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHere's a multi-layered ghostsign in Carbon-Blanc that over the years promoted Meubles Bayle, a furniture outlet founded in Bordeaux in 1854. The “ET, Bx.” probably referred to Cours d’Albret in Bordeaux where their flagship store was located for many years. The Bayle concept has changed now and the group owns 13 outlets operating under various brands that make up the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.villagedumeuble.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E“Village du Meuble”\u003C\/a\u003E in the Mérignac retail park.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k8eQazF8MX8\/XrmrGj5T0-I\/AAAAAAAAJG8\/1N-BeyeaD0YLHMHeUfyW3xvly3B8pA2kACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/43.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"750\" data-original-width=\"969\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k8eQazF8MX8\/XrmrGj5T0-I\/AAAAAAAAJG8\/1N-BeyeaD0YLHMHeUfyW3xvly3B8pA2kACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/43.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EAnd this meandering, random, 47-picture adventure ends up at a location where many journeys also end or, indeed, begin: Saint-Jean railway station in Bordeaux. This is a detail from the exterior of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cafedulevant.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECafé du Levant\u003C\/a\u003E, the 1896-founded brasserie opposite the station whose distinctly oriental façade adds a bit of exotic colour to the landscape!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lPEHem9ybE4\/XrmrwdVhPfI\/AAAAAAAAJHI\/S-YbgMFrh7oTR6-V0rLOnSB3ox9p67dsQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/47.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1125\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lPEHem9ybE4\/XrmrwdVhPfI\/AAAAAAAAJHI\/S-YbgMFrh7oTR6-V0rLOnSB3ox9p67dsQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/47.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html\"\u003EFirst selection of random archive photos available here\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_18.html\"\u003ESecond selection of random archive photos available here!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_24.html\" target=\"\"\u003EThird selection of random archive photos available, yes, you've guessed it, here!\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html\"\u003EDon't stop now, the fourth compilation is here!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/photos-darchives-la-derniere-seance-4147.html\"\u003ECe dossier est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5704035550752394506\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/final-set-of-lockdown-period-random.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/5704035550752394506"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/5704035550752394506"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/final-set-of-lockdown-period-random.html","title":"Final set of lockdown period random archive photos (41\u003E47)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UMuYBuwnnR0\/Xrmm79i235I\/AAAAAAAAJGM\/YO0ViVpjWE8UVOfSA2qdUfQgL3keZDcXQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/41.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-5989428618869463778"},"published":{"$t":"2020-05-05T21:41:00.002+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-05-07T10:08:43.783+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bastide"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bègles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"La Brède"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sport"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stadium"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lockdown period random archive photos 31\u003E40"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i431AjWwkz8\/XrG6C0c4lJI\/AAAAAAAAJEE\/-xTNjE9xpRsu1WM1UxMJu4rLk2BuEWQXQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/37.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i431AjWwkz8\/XrG6C0c4lJI\/AAAAAAAAJEE\/-xTNjE9xpRsu1WM1UxMJu4rLk2BuEWQXQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/37.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIf you're still following closely, you'll be aware of the fact that throughout the lockdown period, over on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/invisiblebordeaux\/\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/invisiblebx\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E, Invisible Bordeaux has been publishing random photos taken over the years in and around the city, and sometimes beyond. Some have already featured on the blog, others have just been sitting on my hard drive. There's no major underlying theme, they're just photos that possibly deserved to be dusted down and put out there! The first three sets can still be viewed by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_18.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_24.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, and on this page you can views numbers 31 to 40, starting above with the view from behind the posts at Stade André-Moga in Bègles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPart of the Delphin Roche sports complex, the 6,000-capacity stadium was first built in 1920 and was originally known as Stade du Musard. It was the home ground of rugby club Union Bordeaux-Bègles until 2015, when the team switched to Stade Chaban-Delmas. It is still UBB's primary training ground.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESticking with sport, this second picture was taken somewhere on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/05\/bordeaux-lacanau-cycle-path-from-steam.html\"\u003Ethe Bordeaux-Lacanau cycle path\u003C\/a\u003E, possibly towards Salaunes or Sainte-Hélène. The 60-kilometre route was a railway line from 1885 until the 1970s and you can intermittently spot former stations along the way. Most have now been converted into private homes.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8AOsl1glGaE\/XrG64Uhk9jI\/AAAAAAAAJEQ\/EbiGMmtuwUAVBR0b5m82oCaIYQp0UZmrgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/32.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8AOsl1glGaE\/XrG64Uhk9jI\/AAAAAAAAJEQ\/EbiGMmtuwUAVBR0b5m82oCaIYQp0UZmrgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/32.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EMy daredevil blogging investigations are mostly solitary adventures but sometimes, believe it or not, I do actually get chatting to other people. This young guy approached me when I was taking pictures of the monument on Place Calixte-Camelle in the Bastide quarter of Bordeaux. He was quite a dude. If you recognise him, let me know (photo taken in 2015). Over on Twitter, the most excellent Sud Ouest journalist Jean-Christophe Wasner \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JcWasner\/status\/1254303724064976899?s=20\"\u003Enoted the Calixte Camelle monument looked a bit like a washing machine\u003C\/a\u003E. He's right, isn't he? \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WmoVJ6KFfuM\/XrG7OHvV5OI\/AAAAAAAAJEY\/53OjA3D05Q8bRt__7FPWfuVddmw0I3vmwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/33.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-WmoVJ6KFfuM\/XrG7OHvV5OI\/AAAAAAAAJEY\/53OjA3D05Q8bRt__7FPWfuVddmw0I3vmwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/33.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EOff to Le Bouscat to view this 1930s art deco building designed by Albert Dumons. It was originally Le Bouscat’s public baths and shower facility, which operated until 1980. It then went on to become the municipal library, until it was replaced by a modern, purpose-built establishment in 2015 (known as “La Source”). Today the building is home to\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/bouscat-solidarite.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E l’Association des Familles du Bouscat, which runs an \u003Ci\u003Eépicerie solidaire \u003C\/i\u003Eknown as La Bous-Sol\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-moHbMp745Dk\/XrG9T81RUZI\/AAAAAAAAJEk\/lS2Rd4tZ8dIYyxnSSbJOp5QL1BvOWATDgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/34.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1290\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-moHbMp745Dk\/XrG9T81RUZI\/AAAAAAAAJEk\/lS2Rd4tZ8dIYyxnSSbJOp5QL1BvOWATDgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/34.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\"Law, Peace, Justice\" reads the inscription above the doors of the Maison Cantonale, the city hall annex in the Bastide district of Bordeaux. The unusual art nouveau building was dreamt up by Cyprien Alfred Duprat and completed in the mid-1920s.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wT4Y3NAWWrE\/XrG9n4Rbt8I\/AAAAAAAAJEs\/uIF8w5cduH4T5cFJ2LkPEOTs9Fk0JOTPQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/38.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1231\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-wT4Y3NAWWrE\/XrG9n4Rbt8I\/AAAAAAAAJEs\/uIF8w5cduH4T5cFJ2LkPEOTs9Fk0JOTPQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/38.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003EMoulin de Lansac is a lovingly restored  windmill located just to the north of Bourg on the right bank of the  Gironde Estuary, and which featured in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2013\/01\/moulin-de-lansac-making-millstones-turn.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eits very own Invisible Bordeaux report some time ago\u003C\/a\u003E. In *Normal Times* the mill is open to the general  public and it makes for an interesting visit… Check \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lemoulindelansac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etheir website\u003C\/a\u003E for  opening hours; demonstrations of the mill in operation usually take  place on Sunday afternoons.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HOUEtGYhMpc\/XrG-SsZH8SI\/AAAAAAAAJE0\/4M-Q5monDp8mMyyu4aa081jA6dE1nfF6gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/35.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1414\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HOUEtGYhMpc\/XrG-SsZH8SI\/AAAAAAAAJE0\/4M-Q5monDp8mMyyu4aa081jA6dE1nfF6gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/35.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EBack in Bordeaux, this big neon “Papiers-Crayons” lettering - to be seen near to Barrière de Pessac - partly obscures the mention of the building’s previous incarnation as the “Halle des Girondins”. There’s a nice ceramic tile thing going on too, with (football fans take note) a bit of an Aston Villa\/West Ham\/Burnley colour scheme!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dVmYwPAtpgI\/XrG-rTgop9I\/AAAAAAAAJE8\/23bflJr1ibAc0u5h3XjZajk54C5rkT83wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/36.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1271\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dVmYwPAtpgI\/XrG-rTgop9I\/AAAAAAAAJE8\/23bflJr1ibAc0u5h3XjZajk54C5rkT83wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/36.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003ENext, we have this set of o\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003Eld petrol pumps (and a heartfelt request from Uncle Sam) behind what used to be the railway station in La Brède.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-X4-Q_eI7Rrs\/XrG_ApQfG_I\/AAAAAAAAJFE\/Wlf7csCH8vcYP7hXU2w_hc3keF6_PdvPwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/40.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1433\" data-original-width=\"1433\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-X4-Q_eI7Rrs\/XrG_ApQfG_I\/AAAAAAAAJFE\/Wlf7csCH8vcYP7hXU2w_hc3keF6_PdvPwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/40.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust as heartfelt is this \u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003Eminimalist graffiti on rue de la Franchise in Bordeaux!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--zP49K-K_UY\/XrG_TIv79SI\/AAAAAAAAJFM\/aTRh1255SzUrwU5VA3AB5MjNF8mMkdvIACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/31.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1371\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/--zP49K-K_UY\/XrG_TIv79SI\/AAAAAAAAJFM\/aTRh1255SzUrwU5VA3AB5MjNF8mMkdvIACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/31.jpg\" width=\"548\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EAnd we finish off this fourth random series with another picture taken during a  memorable flight along the Atlantic coast and down the Gironde estuary (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/the-atlantic-coast-gironde-estuary-and.html\"\u003Efull set available here\u003C\/a\u003E). This is \u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003Ea bona fide Unesco world heritage site,  the rather splendid Citadelle de Blaye. Part of Vauban's fortified  \"Verrou de l'Estuaire\" defences built in the 17th century (also  comprising Île Pâté and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2013\/07\/fort-medoc-nothing-to-report-after.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFort Médoc\u003C\/a\u003E). Note the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2018\/01\/why-is-garonne-river-brown-here-is.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Elovely brown waters of the Gironde Estuary\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yeSZCmGKU_Y\/XrHAbY-eq3I\/AAAAAAAAJFU\/G0EchB4GCpsgQSNJZRZ3fF2UuScp47v2ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/39.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"918\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yeSZCmGKU_Y\/XrHAbY-eq3I\/AAAAAAAAJFU\/G0EchB4GCpsgQSNJZRZ3fF2UuScp47v2ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/39.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html\"\u003EFirst selection of random archive photos available here\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_18.html\"\u003ESecond selection of random archive photos available here!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_24.html\" target=\"\"\u003EThird selection of random archive photos available, yes, you've guessed it, here!\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/une-seconde-vie-pour-des-photos.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECe dossier également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5989428618869463778\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/5989428618869463778"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/5989428618869463778"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html","title":"Lockdown period random archive photos 31\u003E40"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i431AjWwkz8\/XrG6C0c4lJI\/AAAAAAAAJEE\/-xTNjE9xpRsu1WM1UxMJu4rLk2BuEWQXQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/37.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-6590655859444655595"},"published":{"$t":"2020-04-24T21:57:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-05-05T21:08:46.961+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Braud-et-Saint-Louis"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gironde Estuary"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Le Bouscat"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martignas-sur-Jalle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Médoc"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sport"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lockdown period random archive photos 21\u003E30"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-q2frhpre2YI\/XqL2sn8C91I\/AAAAAAAAI_k\/lOR017cHg6U_98KM76ZdLb-hUN4mJOykwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/26.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-q2frhpre2YI\/XqL2sn8C91I\/AAAAAAAAI_k\/lOR017cHg6U_98KM76ZdLb-hUN4mJOykwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/26.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIf you're following closely, you will already know that throughout the lockdown period, over on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/invisiblebordeaux\/\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/invisiblebx\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E, Invisible Bordeaux has been publishing random photos taken over the years in and around the city, and sometimes beyond. Some have already featured on the blog, others have just been sitting on my hard drive. There's no major underlying theme, they're just photos that possibly deserved to be dusted down and put out there! The first two sets can still be viewed by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_18.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E, and on this page you can views numbers 21 to 30, starting above with this inside view of Marché de Lerme in the Saint-Seurin quarter of Bordeaux.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is no longer a covered market but rather a city-owned multipurpose venue that hosts a wide range of exhibitions and events. The original structure dates back to the mid-19th century and was designed by Charles Burguet. It was completely overhauled a few years ago and reopened in its current form in 2011.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESticking with indoor views of peculiar ceilings, here is one of Gironde’s two surviving “\u003Ci\u003Episcine tournesol\u003C\/i\u003E” swimming pools; this one is in Braud-et-Saint-Louis to the north of Blaye (the other is in Cestas). The mad design of France’s 183 tournesol swimming pools - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2016\/10\/swimming-in-sunflowers-girondes.html\"\u003Ewho starred in their own Invisible Bordeaux post a few years ago\u003C\/a\u003E - was the work of architect Bernard Schoeller, who died a few days ago at the age of 90.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Gel_oqzcCB8\/XqL3eQa4yzI\/AAAAAAAAI_s\/JmsGaqSxC5gs3hW-OEqTCNXk1LYtHiW8gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/24.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Gel_oqzcCB8\/XqL3eQa4yzI\/AAAAAAAAI_s\/JmsGaqSxC5gs3hW-OEqTCNXk1LYtHiW8gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/24.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EBack in Bordeaux, here is a rear view of one of the city's many\u003Ci\u003E boîte à lire\u003C\/i\u003E self-service borrow-and-lend bookcases, this one is to be found in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2014\/04\/parc-riviere-central-park-with.html\"\u003EParc Rivière\u003C\/a\u003E. Look carefully and you may also spot a prospective customer...\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cjDGXWEwz84\/XqL4QwZueAI\/AAAAAAAAI_4\/719LItZCFagaN5ihxAof-9FDNMhX5KUcgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/25.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"720\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-cjDGXWEwz84\/XqL4QwZueAI\/AAAAAAAAI_4\/719LItZCFagaN5ihxAof-9FDNMhX5KUcgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/25.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ENext up (literally) is part of the Cité Administrative, Bordeaux’s very own skyscraper. The taller of the two towers measures 92 metres (112 metres if you include the antenna on top). Designed by architects Pierre Mathieu and Pierre Calmon, work was completed in 1974.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uXk6o7nz1Rg\/XqL5Gae-dZI\/AAAAAAAAJAA\/AMsnt9zI3R4oOCTF2Qiz8y_obCXGQxfPACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/21.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-uXk6o7nz1Rg\/XqL5Gae-dZI\/AAAAAAAAJAA\/AMsnt9zI3R4oOCTF2Qiz8y_obCXGQxfPACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/21.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EWooden posts at what was once the firing range at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/09\/camp-de-souge-memorial-remembering-300.html\"\u003ECamp de Souge in Martignas-sur-Jalle\u003C\/a\u003E, where more than 300 executions took place during the Second World War. A few days ago, sadly a horrific forest fire tore through this part of the military camp, it is unclear for now whether the poignant memorial to those who died was destroyed in the fire.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Hz2-uxX-N7A\/XqL5u9h2DRI\/AAAAAAAAJAM\/ooPcFKkiVSgEDJH9VoNWOFW-kup-XzOPwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/22.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1065\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Hz2-uxX-N7A\/XqL5u9h2DRI\/AAAAAAAAJAM\/ooPcFKkiVSgEDJH9VoNWOFW-kup-XzOPwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/22.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EOn a much lighter note, here we are inside the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/03\/the-lapebie-cycling-dynasty-velodrome.html\"\u003EStadium Vélodrome de Bordeaux Lac\u003C\/a\u003E, viewing what is officially known as the “Piste cycliste Roger et Guy Lapébie” cycle track. Back in the 1990s, the velodrome was the scene of a number of hour record-breaking endeavours by the likes of Chris Boardman, Miguel Indurain and Tony Rominger.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jo-oq6fimaU\/XqL6L2Uzw4I\/AAAAAAAAJAU\/DxAnJhpnKVcey8wDL1sNVgaIJYLEbA2ZQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/23.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"225\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-jo-oq6fimaU\/XqL6L2Uzw4I\/AAAAAAAAJAU\/DxAnJhpnKVcey8wDL1sNVgaIJYLEbA2ZQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/23.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ETo retain the sporting theme, here is the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/days-at-races-hippodrome-bordeaux-le.html\"\u003EHippodrome du Bouscat\u003C\/a\u003E and its magnificent grandstand, for all your local horse-racing needs! When schedules aren’t affected by global pandemics and the like, the racecourse hosts 32 meetings each year, the equivalent of some 230 individual races!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lLLL7gcVAQ8\/XqL6y5YbtWI\/AAAAAAAAJAc\/Rc9aWJpTVwsWu2gN8TyObEbYS1U9lYt6wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/29.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"964\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lLLL7gcVAQ8\/XqL6y5YbtWI\/AAAAAAAAJAc\/Rc9aWJpTVwsWu2gN8TyObEbYS1U9lYt6wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/29.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003EHere is the building on Place du Maucaillou in central Bordeaux where Mitt Romney, the US Republican Senator and 2012 presidential candidate, lived for six months in 1968, when he was a Mormon missionary to France. The story of this pivotal period in Romney’s life is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/place-du-maucaillou-mitt-romneys.html\"\u003Edetailed somewhere deep in the archives of the blog\u003C\/a\u003E!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hWGjDCnPR9E\/XqL7Xux2GbI\/AAAAAAAAJAk\/Mk-QwDJ8Sfgp8nsJ1ZCdmD6FQC59OBZ2ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/28.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1036\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-hWGjDCnPR9E\/XqL7Xux2GbI\/AAAAAAAAJAk\/Mk-QwDJ8Sfgp8nsJ1ZCdmD6FQC59OBZ2ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/28.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EBelow is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/01\/saint-andre-de-cubzac-where-jacques.html\"\u003EJacques-Yves Cousteau\u003C\/a\u003E, as portrayed on the plaque positioned on the building where he was born in 1910 in Saint-André-de-Cubzac. After a lifetime spent navigating the seven seas, things came full circle when he died in 1997, as the final resting place of this internationally-renowned underwater explorer and filmmaker is just a short distance away, in Saint-André-de-Cubzac’s municipal cemetery. To people of my generation growing up in the UK in the 1970s, he was arguably France’s biggest celebrity export at that time, along with Sacha Distel…\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-s7zhHgHK8GY\/XqL8DWAXkgI\/AAAAAAAAJAw\/mWGvklphNcQJJDueDgYLckxEmGC66USXgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/27.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-s7zhHgHK8GY\/XqL8DWAXkgI\/AAAAAAAAJAw\/mWGvklphNcQJJDueDgYLckxEmGC66USXgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/27.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EAnd we finish off this third random series with another picture taken during a  memorable flight along the Atlantic coast and down the Gironde estuary (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/the-atlantic-coast-gironde-estuary-and.html\"\u003Efull set available here\u003C\/a\u003E). This is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2018\/05\/phare-de-richard-when-size-matters-on.html\"\u003EPhare de Richard\u003C\/a\u003E, the 18-metre-tall lighthouse on the Médoc-side bank of the Gironde estuary in Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac. It operated from 1843 until 1870 when it was replaced by a taller structure, which in turn functioned until 1953, by which time shipping navigation methods on the estuary had switched to the use of beacons or buoys. The original, disused lighthouse was renovated by volunteers from 1993 onwards and is now a popular heritage site.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OWG0eEXErSo\/XqL8sna65XI\/AAAAAAAAJA4\/VNI2ZqhdtbcA0rYJkTfErz_8_nNULOjogCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/30.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1358\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OWG0eEXErSo\/XqL8sna65XI\/AAAAAAAAJA4\/VNI2ZqhdtbcA0rYJkTfErz_8_nNULOjogCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/30.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html\"\u003EFirst selection of random archive photos available here\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_18.html\"\u003ESecond selection of random archive photos available here!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/une-seconde-vie-pour-des-photos_24.html\"\u003ECe dossier est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6590655859444655595\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_24.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/6590655859444655595"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/6590655859444655595"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_24.html","title":"Lockdown period random archive photos 21\u003E30"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-q2frhpre2YI\/XqL2sn8C91I\/AAAAAAAAI_k\/lOR017cHg6U_98KM76ZdLb-hUN4mJOykwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/26.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-6663890066683099054"},"published":{"$t":"2020-04-18T09:37:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-04-18T09:37:09.652+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gironde Estuary"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lamarque"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mérignac"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lockdown period random archive photos 11\u003E20"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rrH6oT2ZQps\/XpoDBBCX7lI\/AAAAAAAAI9w\/C59-v2nVfGgrGfjqNGlcN6VMTftkcV8MACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/12.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1107\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rrH6oT2ZQps\/XpoDBBCX7lI\/AAAAAAAAI9w\/C59-v2nVfGgrGfjqNGlcN6VMTftkcV8MACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/12.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you're following closely, you will already know that throughout the lockdown period, over on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/invisiblebordeaux\/\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/invisiblebx\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E, Invisible Bordeaux has been publishing random photos taken over the years in and around the city, and sometimes beyond. Some have already featured on the blog, others have just been sitting on my hard drive. There's no major underlying theme, they're just photos that possibly deserved to be dusted down and put out there! The first ten \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html\"\u003Ecan still be viewed by clicking here\u003C\/a\u003E, and on this page you can views numbers 11 to 20, starting above with a neat row of V3\/VCub bikes docked, awaiting their next customers, on rue des Trois-Conils in central Bordeaux.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ENot far from there, here are two line B trams meeting in central Bordeaux, as seen from Tour Pey Berland. And some people out and about! Ah, the good old days...\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xn4Wwj50iok\/XpoEdkUYD1I\/AAAAAAAAI98\/vdC11NNZBpAwOWe6l9EOteAlvMiBnOyFACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/11.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-xn4Wwj50iok\/XpoEdkUYD1I\/AAAAAAAAI98\/vdC11NNZBpAwOWe6l9EOteAlvMiBnOyFACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/11.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003EStaying in central Bordeaux, here we are deep inside l'hôtel de Ragueneau on rue du Loup in central Bordeaux when it was still home to the city's archives department. Presumably that amazing wisteria outside is in full bloom right now!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HcWpp85OJ2o\/XpoEwf5L1hI\/AAAAAAAAI-E\/k0Z67R5HkxcmbQx-elXJ6E9fOu9dm8jYACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/13.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HcWpp85OJ2o\/XpoEwf5L1hI\/AAAAAAAAI-E\/k0Z67R5HkxcmbQx-elXJ6E9fOu9dm8jYACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/13.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EHere are the doors to one of my favourite music venues, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/06\/krakatoa-community-hall-rock-venue.html\"\u003Ethe Krakatoa in Mérignac\u003C\/a\u003E. A big up to all artists and everybody involved in live entertainment who are so heavily affected by the current situation... Coincidentally, over on local music and culture website Le Type there is a fascinating interview with the Krakatoa team about life during the lockdown – recommended reading that you'll find here: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/letype.fr\/2020\/04\/07\/la-vie-du-krakatoa-en-confinement-racontee-par-son-equipe\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eletype.fr\/2020\/04\/07\/la-vie-du-krakatoa-en-confinement-racontee-par-son-equipe\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_A8uy94zTfQ\/XpoFx-K0TaI\/AAAAAAAAI-Q\/njXMF5De9ykORghL7lWSRn9h6I0mESzoACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/16.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"838\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_A8uy94zTfQ\/XpoFx-K0TaI\/AAAAAAAAI-Q\/njXMF5De9ykORghL7lWSRn9h6I0mESzoACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/16.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003EOut among the vineyards along the banks of the Gironde estuary, this is the view over the Médoc village of Lamarque, as seen from the “dôme panoramique” perched at the top of the steeple of the 19th-century Saint-Seurin church, which \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/08\/dome-panoramique-de-lamarque-birds-eye.html\"\u003Efeatured on the blog some time ago\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fm0eA0bCLrM\/XpoGVz0pzZI\/AAAAAAAAI-Y\/puGnXtg9g0cJs0Od8A77H4gFiibitUm5gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/14.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fm0eA0bCLrM\/XpoGVz0pzZI\/AAAAAAAAI-Y\/puGnXtg9g0cJs0Od8A77H4gFiibitUm5gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/14.jpg\" width=\"512\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003EThis bronze bust is in the grounds of the botanic gardens of Bordeaux and depicts Carl Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist who is regarded as the father of modern taxonomy and one of the initiators of modern ecology. The piece was unveiled in 2007 and was created by the talented and renowned Bordeaux-born artist \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.luciegeffre.com\/\"\u003ELucie Geffré\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/the-bust-of-carl-linnaeus-in-words-of.html\"\u003EClick here to read the exclusive Invisible Bordeaux interview with her talking about the story behind the Linnaeus bust!\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6o37c_6fHvU\/XpoGmSXycgI\/AAAAAAAAI-g\/XnZJtlo_dbcEqLhm_q2DNfVNweUATRapgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/20.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1234\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-6o37c_6fHvU\/XpoGmSXycgI\/AAAAAAAAI-g\/XnZJtlo_dbcEqLhm_q2DNfVNweUATRapgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/20.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003EThis is Gare de Ravezies, which until a few years was the Bordeaux terminus of trains coming in from the Médoc peninsula (now replaced by a train\u0026lt;\u0026gt;tram connection in Blanquefort). Part of the former railway line has recently been converted into a scenic walking\/cycle path that runs from Bordeaux through Bruges to Le Bouscat.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-08uMKvu7M6Q\/XpoHFYHax2I\/AAAAAAAAI-s\/K2pL6ejgWfoegKf_5XHJT9wXJtTtbUqxgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/17.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"877\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-08uMKvu7M6Q\/XpoHFYHax2I\/AAAAAAAAI-s\/K2pL6ejgWfoegKf_5XHJT9wXJtTtbUqxgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/17.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003EA panoramic view of Stade Galin, one of Bordeaux’s lesser-known sports stadiums, to be found in the right-bank Bastide quarter. It was first built in 1935 at a time when many projects of the like took shape throughout the city. Income generated by the Euro 2016 football tournament resulted in that lovely green artificial turf being laid, but since this photo was taken in 2017, the stands have been demolished. Oh, and this photo first featured on the blog in the feature \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2017\/04\/the-city-of-bordeauxs-relationship.html\"\u003Eabout controversial mayor Adrien Marquet\u003C\/a\u003E...\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MMfqdYw5S2s\/XpoHS3aAG9I\/AAAAAAAAI-w\/KqN-WoiSJBU7_kyvxbC4FNDiXPkSZVX2wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/15.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"470\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MMfqdYw5S2s\/XpoHS3aAG9I\/AAAAAAAAI-w\/KqN-WoiSJBU7_kyvxbC4FNDiXPkSZVX2wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/15.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThe old and the new. Detail from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/mediatheque-de-merignac-where-20th-and.html\"\u003Ethe médiathèque in Mérignac\u003C\/a\u003E, an architectural project delivered in 2007 which retained the exterior of what used to be the town's hôtel de ville, combining it with modern glass and steel features. Definitely one of the most unusual and interesting buildings in the area.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FGP8svbvA1g\/XpoH7aLBNNI\/AAAAAAAAI-8\/VIrilxt6PEAT4nmIgyPcF_H8mm9-TKMAwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/18.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1145\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FGP8svbvA1g\/XpoH7aLBNNI\/AAAAAAAAI-8\/VIrilxt6PEAT4nmIgyPcF_H8mm9-TKMAwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/18.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EAnd we finish off this random series with a picture taken during a memorable flight along the Atlantic coast and down the Gironde estuary (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/the-atlantic-coast-gironde-estuary-and.html\"\u003Efull set available here\u003C\/a\u003E). It shows la Pointe de Grave (part of le Verdon-sur-Mer), the northern tip of the Médoc peninsula,\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2016\/09\/the-gironde-four-corners-road-trip-part.html\"\u003E the northernmost point of the Gironde département\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E, and the spot where the Gironde estuary meets the Atlantic. The tiny white spot top right is the legendary Phare de Cordouan lighthouse.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tumltaoCA-4\/XpoIaGBCWAI\/AAAAAAAAI_I\/f0JhZbZHuuoLLzzmxSeh--enlpuAsR-vACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/19.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"966\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-tumltaoCA-4\/XpoIaGBCWAI\/AAAAAAAAI_I\/f0JhZbZHuuoLLzzmxSeh--enlpuAsR-vACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/19.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html\"\u003EFirst selection of random archive photos available here\u003C\/a\u003E!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_18.html\"\u003ECe dossier est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6663890066683099054\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_18.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/6663890066683099054"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/6663890066683099054"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos_18.html","title":"Lockdown period random archive photos 11\u003E20"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rrH6oT2ZQps\/XpoDBBCX7lI\/AAAAAAAAI9w\/C59-v2nVfGgrGfjqNGlcN6VMTftkcV8MACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/12.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-743805991448384270"},"published":{"$t":"2020-04-15T20:22:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-04-15T20:22:20.288+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blanquefort"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sculpture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tramway"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Traversée: picking up good vibrations at Blanquefort tram\/train station"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8HHs_wLnTLU\/XpM8NutGCZI\/AAAAAAAAI8o\/53LEinARuZE-3R4Ogmvc7fjlPwvOlpMnwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Blog1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"904\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8HHs_wLnTLU\/XpM8NutGCZI\/AAAAAAAAI8o\/53LEinARuZE-3R4Ogmvc7fjlPwvOlpMnwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Blog1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIn the carefree days before the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown period began, I was out and about cycling through the suburbs to the north of Bordeaux and made an unplanned stop to have a good look at “\u003Ci\u003ETraversée\u003C\/i\u003E”, an interactive public art piece that can be found at the combined tram and railway station in Blanquefort.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe work, which was officially unveiled in September 2017, was created by the young Paris-based artists \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cecilebeau.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECécile Beau\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nimon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENicolas Montgermont\u003C\/a\u003E as part of the contemporary art programme rolled out to accompany the development of Bordeaux Métropole’s tram network. It was conducted by the Métropole within the framework of public commissions led by France’s Culture and Communication ministry and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region’s artistic creation and cultural affairs department.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-p93Gn0iuSVU\/XpM8TsU3PcI\/AAAAAAAAI8s\/RWm9nrmnPXsZxTYRjQ8JKt8wXf2KcPEUQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Blog2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1450\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-p93Gn0iuSVU\/XpM8TsU3PcI\/AAAAAAAAI8s\/RWm9nrmnPXsZxTYRjQ8JKt8wXf2KcPEUQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Blog2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\"Traversée\" in all its glory.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhat is it all about then? Well, the information panel states that it was inspired by the movies and the sight of an “Indian” (presumably a native American?) pressing his ear to the rail of a railway line to hear when a train was about to arrive. The work therefore consists of a single curved, raised rail that stretches for 15 metres alongside the tram line, and that connects up with the tram line proper towards the end of the platform. The idea is that anybody can touch or cup their ear to the installation and magically feel the vibrations of a tram as it is either arriving or departing.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOr, to put it more poetically, official literature claims that \u003Ci\u003ETraversée \u003C\/i\u003Eis “a silent sound experience that transforms the time spent waiting into a sensory experience”. Cross-checking back to the information panel on site, the piece is also defined as “a vibrating instrument which varies and evolves, creating a physical link with the tram that is each day renewed”.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yRVooajm3YY\/XpM8d8XUtII\/AAAAAAAAI80\/_-i5n5EIPjMf87Pp4JXQ0XRbfDlw8vj-wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Blog4.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1496\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-yRVooajm3YY\/XpM8d8XUtII\/AAAAAAAAI80\/_-i5n5EIPjMf87Pp4JXQ0XRbfDlw8vj-wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Blog4.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELots of happy silhouettes enjoying the hands-on experience.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ESo I spent a little time there to try and make the most of the, a-hem, silent sound sensory experience and have to say that… hmmm… nothing much happened at all really. My experiment involved two separate trams arriving and departing, and much as I did my best to milk the physical link with the tram with a little help from \u003Ci\u003ETraversée\u003C\/i\u003E, the whole thing was distinctly short on perceptible vibrations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lAuX_Y1ywoU\/XpM8sv1lkeI\/AAAAAAAAI88\/uiCJKqjP0CAdwfkCVeRYKLwFSxG3pmCAQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/Blog3.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"898\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-lAuX_Y1ywoU\/XpM8sv1lkeI\/AAAAAAAAI88\/uiCJKqjP0CAdwfkCVeRYKLwFSxG3pmCAQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/Blog3.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ETraces of Traversée's previous life.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003ENow, as trams are few and far between on weekend mornings in Blanquefort, I have to admit I soon gave up and promised myself I would come back another time and do whatever it takes to experience the interactive exhibit to the full (and to get some better photos), but then the lockdown came along, leaving me with this unfinished project on my hands. But I promise I will be back, pressing my ear, cheek, head, shoulders, knees, toes and various other parts of my body to the structure until I start picking up those good vibrations. In the meantime, given the general situation, I don’t think anybody is touching it much at all these days.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo be continued!\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Find it on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=1mkQycktU2e128cvPIDr4OUWyBmg\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;ll=44.83937510241687%2C-0.5785849999999755\u0026amp;spn=0.017709%2C0.038581\u0026amp;z=9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe Invisible Bordeaux map\u003C\/a\u003E: \u003Ci\u003ETraversée\u003C\/i\u003E, gare de Blanquefort\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/traversee-de-bonnes-ondes-en-gare-de.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECe dossier est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; A full website dedicated to the artwork is available here and features a host of interesting plans, diagrams and pictures of work in progress on the artwork itself and its installation: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/traversee.xyz\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/traversee.xyz\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026gt; Do also check out the websites of artists \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cecilebeau.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECécile Beau\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nimon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENicolas Montgermont\u003C\/a\u003E. Montgermont’s website features this Soundcloud clip of the arrival of a tram. His experience was clearly more successful than mine…\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"autoplay\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/343575911\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\u0026amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/743805991448384270\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/traversee-picking-up-good-vibrations-at.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/743805991448384270"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/743805991448384270"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/traversee-picking-up-good-vibrations-at.html","title":"Traversée: picking up good vibrations at Blanquefort tram\/train station"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8HHs_wLnTLU\/XpM8NutGCZI\/AAAAAAAAI8o\/53LEinARuZE-3R4Ogmvc7fjlPwvOlpMnwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/Blog1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-2379571315701444778"},"published":{"$t":"2020-04-11T11:23:00.002+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-04-11T12:45:33.199+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bastide"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lormont"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mériadeck"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Saint-Jean d'Illac"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lockdown period random archive photos 1\u003E10"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y_lZzWlOf3U\/XpGGA2qt_QI\/AAAAAAAAI7I\/b0GyJCzR4pYpChdatvMJFhl356m14LZVQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/01.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1210\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y_lZzWlOf3U\/XpGGA2qt_QI\/AAAAAAAAI7I\/b0GyJCzR4pYpChdatvMJFhl356m14LZVQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/01.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThroughout this somewhat unreal lockdown period that has been implemented to stay safe and protect others from the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, over on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/invisiblebordeaux\/\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/invisiblebx\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E Invisible Bordeaux has been filling the void by publishing random photos taken over the years in and around the city, and sometimes beyond. Some have already featured on the blog, others have just been sitting on my hard drive. There's no major underlying theme, they're just photos that possibly deserved to be dusted down and put out there! So here are the first ten photos that were published.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThe first picture shows Place Pey-Berland in central Bordeaux, with Saint-André cathedral, Palais Rohan city hall, and a very menacing cloudy sky! Below we have an unusual view of a railway line and tunnel in Lormont, as seen from \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/pont-daquitaine-troubled-bridge-over.html\"\u003EPont d'Aquitaine suspension bridge\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5_MhPpOLxZE\/XpGGyUBS_8I\/AAAAAAAAI7Q\/3l_kX5ufy_k1nqB5dX_u2UsQY9L465FJgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/02.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5_MhPpOLxZE\/XpGGyUBS_8I\/AAAAAAAAI7Q\/3l_kX5ufy_k1nqB5dX_u2UsQY9L465FJgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/02.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen it's over to Saint-Jean-d'Illac \u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003Efor this close-up, sunny-day view of a tall forest observation tower.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IKXdLjgwj4Q\/XpGHMBBt9kI\/AAAAAAAAI7c\/LwxxEkQ212oltV2LYszuAACcrJYJx7nOwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/03.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IKXdLjgwj4Q\/XpGHMBBt9kI\/AAAAAAAAI7c\/LwxxEkQ212oltV2LYszuAACcrJYJx7nOwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/03.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003EBack into central Bordeaux to one of the city's oldest cul-de-sacs, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/impasse-de-la-rue-neuve-nothing-new.html\"\u003Eimpasse de Rue-neuve, as formerly featured on the blog\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vwIQ9yQoxMs\/XpGHuqf9N3I\/AAAAAAAAI7k\/aMXlSEpPsRsBdI-veQXMbznrtZtCJzxtQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/04.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vwIQ9yQoxMs\/XpGHuqf9N3I\/AAAAAAAAI7k\/aMXlSEpPsRsBdI-veQXMbznrtZtCJzxtQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/04.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003EOver to the right bank of the Garonne to view a case study in functionalist architectural designs, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/caserne-des-pompiers-de-la-benauge.html\"\u003Ethe Caserne des Pompiers de la Benauge fire station\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MAsb0Gytjw0\/XpGIQMjDzvI\/AAAAAAAAI7s\/k5ugcUCPjnUzO0j-jxIYm_c1Px-oeHyvgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/05.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"983\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-MAsb0Gytjw0\/XpGIQMjDzvI\/AAAAAAAAI7s\/k5ugcUCPjnUzO0j-jxIYm_c1Px-oeHyvgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/05.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003ENext we head south along the Atlantic coast to the Landes \u003Ci\u003Edépartement \u003C\/i\u003Eand l'estacade de Capbreton, a jetty which was in a serious state of disrepair and closed last year, but I believe it has since been given an overhaul and will be a great place to head back to when this is all over!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k835IHtYarA\/XpGIn_xDaQI\/AAAAAAAAI70\/uk4p4uPj-kc6gfi6rNnnmsQBs5RHzUmFwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/06.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-k835IHtYarA\/XpGIn_xDaQI\/AAAAAAAAI70\/uk4p4uPj-kc6gfi6rNnnmsQBs5RHzUmFwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/06.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003EBack into central Bordeaux to see the archetypal form of housing: the low-rise terraced \"\u003Ci\u003Eéchoppe\u003C\/i\u003E\", which was \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/03\/echoppes-bordelaises-low-rise-fixture.html\"\u003Ealso treated to its own blog article\u003C\/a\u003E. These two are a great study in near-perfect symmetry!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aj37wJ2MvKU\/XpGJEkruCMI\/AAAAAAAAI78\/PKXXE0Cup34GkR-dXAMDlo-8bXpl9I-WQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/07.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1067\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aj37wJ2MvKU\/XpGJEkruCMI\/AAAAAAAAI78\/PKXXE0Cup34GkR-dXAMDlo-8bXpl9I-WQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/07.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003EThis panoramic photo shows the small square on rue Chabrely in the Bastide quarter of Bordeaux, including the 1896 statue of celebrated local general practitioner Dr Édouard Chabrely, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2014\/12\/dr-chabrely-la-bastides-unforgettable.html\"\u003Esubject of one of my favourite blog investigations\u003C\/a\u003E. This picture taken way back in 2014 and the telephone box is no longer there...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gyDgcOIOKfA\/XpGJqEjbpmI\/AAAAAAAAI8I\/bTVlfhlZGjQDG3mbgjYcJgjsxThie6n4QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/08.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"352\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gyDgcOIOKfA\/XpGJqEjbpmI\/AAAAAAAAI8I\/bTVlfhlZGjQDG3mbgjYcJgjsxThie6n4QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/08.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003EThis is a “\u003Ci\u003Erepère de nivellement\u003C\/i\u003E” to be spotted on Cours  d’Albret in Bordeaux, i.e. a benchmark that displays altitude levels and  is used by surveyors or anybody generally interested in how high up  they are. There are hundreds to be spotted throughout the Metropole on  buildings, bridges and landmarks and, guess what, they are all  documented on a website:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/geo.bordeaux-metropole.fr\/canevas\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/geo.bordeaux-metropole.fr\/canevas\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UkNx0v39fSs\/XpGJ8joM6wI\/AAAAAAAAI8Q\/soSLPvq7Qh49kNLGqWPBaXHnEu5LFSVhQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/09.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1461\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UkNx0v39fSs\/XpGJ8joM6wI\/AAAAAAAAI8Q\/soSLPvq7Qh49kNLGqWPBaXHnEu5LFSVhQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/09.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003EAnd we finish off this first selection with \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003Ea delightful out-of-order escalator in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/meriadeck-this-used-to-be-vision-of.html\"\u003Ethe Mériadeck district\u003C\/a\u003E of Bordeaux. Coincidentally, the latest \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/podcast-14-mathias-cisnal-all-about.html\"\u003EFrench-language Invisible Bordeaux podcast\u003C\/a\u003E is all about Mériadeck, make sure you've given it a a listen!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xu1XW6TqNgI\/XpGKfoUpaNI\/AAAAAAAAI8Y\/2KwqzxbZhjo7xovemSts1JHayYPljT2UgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/10.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1352\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Xu1XW6TqNgI\/XpGKfoUpaNI\/AAAAAAAAI8Y\/2KwqzxbZhjo7xovemSts1JHayYPljT2UgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/10.jpg\" width=\"540\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\"\u003E\u0026gt; Second selection of random archive photos coming soon!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"\" title=\"Modifié\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/une-seconde-vie-pour-des-photos.html\"\u003ECe dossier est également disponible en français !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2379571315701444778\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/2379571315701444778"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/2379571315701444778"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/lockdown-period-random-archive-photos.html","title":"Lockdown period random archive photos 1\u003E10"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y_lZzWlOf3U\/XpGGA2qt_QI\/AAAAAAAAI7I\/b0GyJCzR4pYpChdatvMJFhl356m14LZVQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/01.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-631328651453679237"},"published":{"$t":"2020-04-02T21:17:00.001+02:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-04-02T21:17:06.227+02:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mériadeck"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Podcast"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Podcast #14 - Mathias Cisnal: all about the Mériadeck quarter"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-citrHT1HcHA\/XoWiOjeNGPI\/AAAAAAAAI6Y\/iyEiRox0-x4mPGd2FUWDW7fyP55U9H01ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/MathiasBlog.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"845\" data-original-width=\"1500\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-citrHT1HcHA\/XoWiOjeNGPI\/AAAAAAAAI6Y\/iyEiRox0-x4mPGd2FUWDW7fyP55U9H01ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/MathiasBlog.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe fourteenth episode of the French-language Invisible Bordeaux podcast is now available!\u003C\/b\u003E This time we are venturing into the Mériadeck district of Bordeaux with the expert guidance and insights of architect Mathias Cisnal, whose extensive benchmark research and findings are available for all to see on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/meriadeck.free.fr\/Meriadeck\/Accueil.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehis website\u003C\/a\u003E and on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QuartierMeriadeck\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe associated Facebook page\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003ETogether we cover the many chapters in the troubled history of the Mériadeck quarter, its radical transformation from the 1960s onwards, the lack of affection of Bordelais citizens for the new-look neighbourhood, various urban legends that have developed over the years, Mériadeck in the movies and on Youtube, and the best spots to take in the best views of the district! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere then is the podcast, which you'll also find on miscellaneous platforms including \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/invisiblebordeaux\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAnchor\u003C\/a\u003E, Apple Podcasts\/\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/invisible-bordeaux\/id1449430814?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EiTunes\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6ZjceHdtul9Js32ZvZuYoA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESpotify\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84OTJkODc4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoogle Podcasts\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.breaker.audio\/invisible-bordeaux\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBreaker\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/1a2n\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPocketCasts\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/invisible-bordeaux-6pw1RN\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERadioPublic\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1449430814\/invisible-bordeaux\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOvercast\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/podcast-detail\/pnkab-86bf4\/Invisible-Bordeaux-Podcast\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPodbean\u003C\/a\u003E, Podcast Addict and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/anchor-podcasts\/invisible-bordeaux\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EStitcher\u003C\/a\u003E.  Feel free to hit the subscribe button on the app of your choice! And  scroll on down for all the links that will provide further information about Bordeaux's great unloved district!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"102px\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/invisiblebordeaux\/embed\/episodes\/14---Mathias-Cisnal--le-quartier-Mriadeck-eca4lr\" width=\"400px\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/invisiblebordeaux\/episodes\/14---Mathias-Cisnal--le-quartier-Mriadeck-eca4lr\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EClick here if player does not display properly on your device.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; The website built by Mathias is available here: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/meriadeck.free.fr\/Meriadeck\/Accueil.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/meriadeck.free.fr\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; The associated Facebook page can be found \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/QuartierMeriadeck\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Elsewhere on the Invisible Bordeaux blog, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2013\/04\/meriadeck-this-used-to-be-vision-of.html\"\u003Eyou can read a full feature about the Mériadeck quarter here\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2019\/02\/video-1924-2019-aerial-timelapse-of.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ean aerial timelapse of the area over the years can be seen here\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/b\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/631328651453679237\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/podcast-14-mathias-cisnal-all-about.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/631328651453679237"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/631328651453679237"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/04\/podcast-14-mathias-cisnal-all-about.html","title":"Podcast #14 - Mathias Cisnal: all about the Mériadeck quarter"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-citrHT1HcHA\/XoWiOjeNGPI\/AAAAAAAAI6Y\/iyEiRox0-x4mPGd2FUWDW7fyP55U9H01ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/MathiasBlog.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-7840962448649041664"},"published":{"$t":"2020-03-12T19:35:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-03-12T19:35:33.890+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Museum"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sculpture"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tourism"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bordeaux’s fourth bronze orientation map celebrates the Bassins à Flots docklands district"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gJGtIK8BG4E\/Xmf3KLGLkMI\/AAAAAAAAI3M\/G5SLONMSTbAub1jLP95xIYcC5s7gnY3awCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/FD02.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gJGtIK8BG4E\/Xmf3KLGLkMI\/AAAAAAAAI3M\/G5SLONMSTbAub1jLP95xIYcC5s7gnY3awCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/FD02.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA fourth bronze orientation map (or “\u003Ci\u003Eplan-relief\u003C\/i\u003E” in French) was recently unveiled in Bordeaux, just in front of the Cité du Vin wine museum. Hurrah! Just like the first three, which are located on Place Pey-Berland, Place de la Comédie and Place du Palais, this latest public artwork was created by sculptor François Didier, and produced in conjunction with the Cyclopes foundry in Mérignac. It was entirely funded by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.unadev.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUNADEV\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ci\u003EUnion Nationale des Aveugles et Déficients Visuels\u003C\/i\u003E, the national association for the visually-impaired - which happens to be headquartered in Bordeaux. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOver the years, François Didier has become a bit of a regular on the blog. I first met him in 2014 at his workshop in Lugos, towards the northern tip of the Landes, to talk at length about \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/sculptor-francois-didier-plans-reliefs.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe story behind the first three plans-reliefs\u003C\/a\u003E, and also about the similar project conducted in the hamlet of Bages, near Pauillac. Since then, further maps have become fixtures on the landscape in Forcalquier (south-eastern France), most recently in Pau, and another is soon set to be installed in Chantilly. We met once again the following year in Gradignan to view \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/revisiting-neanysa-francois-didiers.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehis ambitious “\u003Ci\u003ENeanysa\u003C\/i\u003E” exhibition which showcased an imaginary ancient city\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dnw4l_v3s2o\/Xmf5BNFF08I\/AAAAAAAAI3Y\/1FCr5WRuJnco2GA4z4iYw57rVEDeH3EogCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/FD01.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"901\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dnw4l_v3s2o\/Xmf5BNFF08I\/AAAAAAAAI3Y\/1FCr5WRuJnco2GA4z4iYw57rVEDeH3EogCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/FD01.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe orientation map in all its glory.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pTBUEkShWVw\/Xmf5Ke50pgI\/AAAAAAAAI3c\/6OuTC_MnEwQqm_eDjp7qpuIstVWNKXVPACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/FD03.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pTBUEkShWVw\/Xmf5Ke50pgI\/AAAAAAAAI3c\/6OuTC_MnEwQqm_eDjp7qpuIstVWNKXVPACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/FD03.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAn inscription serves as a reminder that the piece was gifted to the city by UNADEV. \u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhich brings us on to 2020 and François’s kind invitation to attend the  official unveiling of this new plan-relief - alongside various local  dignitaries and UNADEV representatives - and to enjoy the privilege of  being among the first to be able to view the new orientation map, which  represents the ever-evolving Bassins à Flots docklands quarter, from the  Base Sous-marine WW2 submarine pens to the Chaban-Delmas lift bridge.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs much as the orientation tables are popular with audiences of all ages, it is important to remember their original \u003Ci\u003Eraison d’être\u003C\/i\u003E. François notes that “the work was commissioned by UNADEV so that visually-impaired visitors could get an idea of the surrounding area by touching the models. Visually-impaired correspondents contributed upstream and their input always enables me to revise my perception of what I’m seeking to represent. The end-product is, in effect, a gift from the visually-impaired to those who can see, rather than the other way round!”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rAGlw09CZr8\/Xmf8428DJdI\/AAAAAAAAI4Y\/UlmP0SUX5r8iGAAz2qZBgczIkJWWUZBqQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/FD04.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-rAGlw09CZr8\/Xmf8428DJdI\/AAAAAAAAI4Y\/UlmP0SUX5r8iGAAz2qZBgczIkJWWUZBqQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/FD04.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HsQAPyB-sgI\/Xmf5-DQxwAI\/AAAAAAAAI3w\/0iu9B1DjJOUFpD_NVwnC9jTeZbJTfI_AwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/FD08.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HsQAPyB-sgI\/Xmf5-DQxwAI\/AAAAAAAAI3w\/0iu9B1DjJOUFpD_NVwnC9jTeZbJTfI_AwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/FD08.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EFrom many angles the \u003Ci\u003Eplan-relief \u003C\/i\u003Eis eminently Instagrammable.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EThat end-product is an attractive and pleasing interpretation of the neighbourhood: “My aim is to provide an objective depiction of the area, as seen from above, while also giving a feel of what it’s like at ground level.” As well as the converted warehouses and industrial facilities, the plan-relief seeks to highlight the many cultural establishments that have developed here in recent years: Cap Sciences science museum, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2019\/12\/is-cite-du-vin-really-any-good.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECité du Vin wine museum\u003C\/a\u003E, the Musée Mer Marine maritime museum, and of course the aforementioned \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/la-base-sous-marine-ghostly-ww2-u-boat.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBase Sous-Marine\u003C\/a\u003E, which is now a renowned exhibition centre.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dpkq0Nw9P-o\/Xmf6JJXa9CI\/AAAAAAAAI30\/sKWmhcwB5moe2iH3CKUI4gkIYiUUM7R3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/FD06.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-dpkq0Nw9P-o\/Xmf6JJXa9CI\/AAAAAAAAI30\/sKWmhcwB5moe2iH3CKUI4gkIYiUUM7R3gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/FD06.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EA close-up view of the miniature Base Sous-marine.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EIt wasn’t all plain sailing: “For the Chaban-Delmas lift bridge, I had to cheat a little, which is the reason why it has been portrayed simultaneously in its open and closed configurations. Had I opted for the raised bridge, the model would not have been solid enough. Had the platform been lowered, the four pillars would have seemed somewhat aggressive to visitors. As for the Cité du Vin, the challenge was to be able to depict a transparent steel and glass structure using the very opaque medium of bronze!”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UljCLcyYJV8\/Xmf6r3mUJoI\/AAAAAAAAI4A\/zNoG4aVXH7ESO6YlnP7OSz7hfv_POP_MgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/FD07.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UljCLcyYJV8\/Xmf6r3mUJoI\/AAAAAAAAI4A\/zNoG4aVXH7ESO6YlnP7OSz7hfv_POP_MgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/FD07.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe double-decker Pont Chaban-Delmas.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EAll the signs would suggest this latest piece will prove to be just as popular as all the others: “This is artwork which stays outside, is subject to all the elements, and yet is treated with great respect by the general public. That may be because it’s a way of celebrating the neighbourhoods and those who live there by paying close attention to their surroundings, and this is something that people can sense, hence that level of respect that they award in return.” \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESee for yourself by viewing this latest addition to the city, just by the bridge outside the Cité du Vin on Quai de Bacalan! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThis feature is also available as a French-language podcast! Listen to François Didier talking about Bordeaux’s fourth plan-relief here or on the podcast app of your choice \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E(\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6ZjceHdtul9Js32ZvZuYoA\"\u003ESpotify\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/invisible-bordeaux\/id1449430814?mt=2\"\u003EApple Podcasts\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84OTJkODc4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\"\u003EGoogle Podcasts\u003C\/a\u003E, etc.)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"102px\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/invisiblebordeaux\/embed\/episodes\/13---Franois-Didier-et-le-quatrime-plan-relief-de-Bordeaux-ebfirt\" width=\"400px\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/invisiblebordeaux\/episodes\/13---Franois-Didier-et-le-quatrime-plan-relief-de-Bordeaux-ebfirt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EClick here if podcast player does not display properly.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-99YT2QVnDLc\/Xmf7f8yUDVI\/AAAAAAAAI4M\/tSWMQ6JH7T8E9Bis0olY88pEce2I7ASAwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/PhotoUNADEV.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"960\" data-original-width=\"720\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-99YT2QVnDLc\/Xmf7f8yUDVI\/AAAAAAAAI4M\/tSWMQ6JH7T8E9Bis0olY88pEce2I7ASAwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/PhotoUNADEV.jpg\" width=\"480\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAnd here is an action shot of me trying to keep up with François Didier! Yes, it was a windy day. Picture reproduced courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.unadev.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUNADEV\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Further reading: get the full story behind \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2014\/08\/sculptor-francois-didier-plans-reliefs.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe city’s bronze orientation maps in the previous Invisible Bordeaux item available here\u003C\/a\u003E. And you can \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/04\/revisiting-neanysa-francois-didiers.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Erevisit the Neanysa exhibition here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/03\/direction-les-bassins-flots-pour-la.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECe dossier est également disponible en français ! \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7840962448649041664\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/03\/bordeauxs-fourth-bronze-orientation-map.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/7840962448649041664"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/7840962448649041664"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/03\/bordeauxs-fourth-bronze-orientation-map.html","title":"Bordeaux’s fourth bronze orientation map celebrates the Bassins à Flots docklands district"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gJGtIK8BG4E\/Xmf3KLGLkMI\/AAAAAAAAI3M\/G5SLONMSTbAub1jLP95xIYcC5s7gnY3awCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/FD02.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-3492804630678898842"},"published":{"$t":"2020-02-27T19:22:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-03-04T08:26:22.371+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Photographs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Talence"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Revisiting Bordeaux as seen through the lens of a 1970s student "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-20mf6VXG08s\/XlAmXh81h3I\/AAAAAAAAI0w\/gn32-ZHhNh8Xvt-s9ebhEGzW6GuaAkLpwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/02A-SainteCatherine1.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-20mf6VXG08s\/XlAmXh81h3I\/AAAAAAAAI0w\/gn32-ZHhNh8Xvt-s9ebhEGzW6GuaAkLpwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/02A-SainteCatherine1.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/redecouverte-du-bordeaux-des-annees.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E[Ce dossier est également disponible en français]\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA few weeks ago, the good people of Université Bordeaux Montaigne celebrated their 50th anniversary by publishing photos submitted by people who had studied or worked at the establishment over the years. A couple of posts comprising pictures sent in by one Steve Owen really caught my eye and prompted me to check out his Flickr gallery, where he had published further views of sights and scenes throughout the city, as photographed by Steve himself and by one Patti Larson.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EI thought it might be interesting to head back to those same locations nearly fifty years down the line to combine the then and now in single shots… so that is precisely what I did over a couple of weekends, after first checking with Steve that he was happy to see his photos being given this new lease of online life, hence the pictures you can see here! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UyULAwwPM0w\/XlAmpqJk-7I\/AAAAAAAAI04\/3SmbYKKKpIw522XIr5CLZBarcSdqKLP5gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/01-Bourse.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-UyULAwwPM0w\/XlAmpqJk-7I\/AAAAAAAAI04\/3SmbYKKKpIw522XIr5CLZBarcSdqKLP5gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/01-Bourse.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPlace de la Bourse. Steve's original photo sought to demonstrate the difference between the cleaned-up and dirty façades. The modern-day view is conspicuously free of parked cars!\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-S13_nu7TVzU\/XlAm2a7tDcI\/AAAAAAAAI08\/NCPoyqYopcw4ReiSCtkL4Ls-rQZBvPYUACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/06-GrosseCloche.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-S13_nu7TVzU\/XlAm2a7tDcI\/AAAAAAAAI08\/NCPoyqYopcw4ReiSCtkL4Ls-rQZBvPYUACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/06-GrosseCloche.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPorte Saint-\u003Cspan class=\"st\"\u003EÉloi\/\u003C\/span\u003EGrosse Cloche. The curve-heavy building on the left is no more.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OplsptTEYfY\/XlBNQr5ea8I\/AAAAAAAAI1c\/pAOsvcGiNwMj8yCeWsjSQo4xgnx1XEJmgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/03-SainteCatherine2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-OplsptTEYfY\/XlBNQr5ea8I\/AAAAAAAAI1c\/pAOsvcGiNwMj8yCeWsjSQo4xgnx1XEJmgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/03-SainteCatherine2.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe view from the top of rue Sainte-Catherine in its pre-pedestrianised era. The photo at the top of the article also shows rue Sainte-Catherine, as seen from place Saint-Projet. \u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EIn our correspondence, Steve confirmed that he had been a student at what was then Bordeaux III University during the 1971-72 academic year, as part of the University of California’s Education Abroad programme. “At that time Bordeaux was the only location in France for UC undergrads, and there were 100 of us. We spent six weeks in Pau getting language training, then the academic year in Bordeaux. We took the regular French courses, although UC had to set up separate testing and grading because the two systems were pretty different. I was a History major, and most of the courses I took during his time in Bordeaux were History courses, although I also attended one Art History course that met in the old medical school facility on Place de la Victoire.” \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWho then was the Patti Larson credited with many of the pictures, and who also appears on some of the shots? “She was another student from California, and also my girlfriend from about the time we left Pau in late September. We were married in 1974… and went on to have two sons and two granddaughters.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4SwTJFmEO6U\/XlBMeXWySdI\/AAAAAAAAI1M\/8I-CRFU3pd0WeMw0uWWkydAg_fD5gjzZwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/09A-Mouneyra.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-4SwTJFmEO6U\/XlBMeXWySdI\/AAAAAAAAI1M\/8I-CRFU3pd0WeMw0uWWkydAg_fD5gjzZwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/09A-Mouneyra.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPatti and Steve posing in the doorway of the house on rue Mouneyra where Patti lived during their year in Bordeaux.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3DWZDDosqwg\/XlBMw9iba-I\/AAAAAAAAI1U\/0G3KJwVrHIQIj4ZLvaSGuqyYeV4_tV-ywCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/05-Cursol.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-3DWZDDosqwg\/XlBMw9iba-I\/AAAAAAAAI1U\/0G3KJwVrHIQIj4ZLvaSGuqyYeV4_tV-ywCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/05-Cursol.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ERestaurant universitaire \/ Bordeaux étudiants club on rue de Cursol.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003ESteve’s experience in France triggered an interest in French history, and he ended up going to grad school to study it. He and Patti came back to France in 1978-79 and spent ten months living in Paris while Steve worked in the archives. “My academic career never materialized, however, and we both ended up working in administration at U.C. Berkeley, retiring about nine years ago.” Patti and Steve returned to Bordeaux in about 2005 and “we were impressed with how much the city had improved… and how much worse the university campus looked!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i5y5_8-59u0\/XlBNn_ZxW8I\/AAAAAAAAI1k\/SDb-7xh2t7kmwpJzHiX9WvqcJCJ7LnAjgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/07A-Victoire.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-i5y5_8-59u0\/XlBNn_ZxW8I\/AAAAAAAAI1k\/SDb-7xh2t7kmwpJzHiX9WvqcJCJ7LnAjgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/07A-Victoire.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPlace de la Victoire, including a lovely Renault 12, and signposts to Agen, Mont-de-Marsan, Pau and Toulouse. \u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2ILz25YJw-Q\/XlBNyE5YLUI\/AAAAAAAAI1s\/3cV03bpyeXsKFSzJ6ao-8xqNOWFGcCyCACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/04-ParcBordelais.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-2ILz25YJw-Q\/XlBNyE5YLUI\/AAAAAAAAI1s\/3cV03bpyeXsKFSzJ6ao-8xqNOWFGcCyCACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/04-ParcBordelais.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EHighway code awareness sessions in Parc Bordelais.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Gmd8oFNMXyc\/XlBN8g71nHI\/AAAAAAAAI1w\/vR4yAzVRcEU1PCOt41vY5l5j0q-Ixuv_QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/08A-Talence.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"899\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Gmd8oFNMXyc\/XlBN8g71nHI\/AAAAAAAAI1w\/vR4yAzVRcEU1PCOt41vY5l5j0q-Ixuv_QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/08A-Talence.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ECarnival parade season in Talence.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EWhat are Steve’s enduring memories of his year in Bordeaux? “I have very fond memories. Many of them revolve around Patti of course, but my time there (and several weeks in Paris at various times) also led to a fascination with France in general.  At the time I was struck by the differences in outlook and living styles between California and France, so the time had kind of an exotic feel about it. France and California are much more similar today, but I am still fascinated by how the French do things.  As for Bordeaux itself, I enjoyed myself, but was not unduly impressed with the city at the time. Later, I developed a greater appreciation for the place, due perhaps to the power of nostalgia or to how much better it looked when we went back. We are hoping to make it back again in the next few years!” \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPatti and Steve, Bordeaux will welcome you back with open arms!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHere is a video version of the report:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xinW_VBKZow\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xinW_VBKZow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003EClick here if video does not display properly on your device.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/steve_owen\/with\/12006249056\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EClick here to view Steve Owen's other 1970s Bordeaux pictures in his Flickr gallery.\u003C\/a\u003E If you scroll down that page, you may even spot a photo of Steve and Patti today! \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; View the original Université Bordeaux Montaigne Instagram posts by clicking \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B7GHUW2qa0C\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B78hCYCqPwC\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Big thanks to Steve and Patti for allowing the photos to be used in this article, and a shout out to Université de Bordeaux Montaigne whose initial posts led to this piece.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/redecouverte-du-bordeaux-des-annees.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECe dossier est également disponible en frança\u003Cspan id=\"goog_1071826212\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"goog_1071826213\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003Eis !\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3492804630678898842\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/revisiting-bordeaux-as-seen-through.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/3492804630678898842"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/3492804630678898842"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/revisiting-bordeaux-as-seen-through.html","title":"Revisiting Bordeaux as seen through the lens of a 1970s student "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-20mf6VXG08s\/XlAmXh81h3I\/AAAAAAAAI0w\/gn32-ZHhNh8Xvt-s9ebhEGzW6GuaAkLpwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/02A-SainteCatherine1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-6678897877742468294"},"published":{"$t":"2020-02-20T23:18:00.004+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-20T23:18:28.601+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Podcast"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wine"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Podcast #12 - Jules Gaubert-Turpin (author of Journey Through Wine \u0026 Le Tour du Monde en 80 verres) "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_UVMvQsoTRw\/Xkrex7CvmLI\/AAAAAAAAI0I\/N3DOpUvYlOA4EkZech6_VEIVfVcQI78jQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/JulesBlog.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"563\" data-original-width=\"1000\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_UVMvQsoTRw\/Xkrex7CvmLI\/AAAAAAAAI0I\/N3DOpUvYlOA4EkZech6_VEIVfVcQI78jQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/JulesBlog.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe twelfth episode of the French-language Invisible Bordeaux podcast is now available! This time we're off to meet Jules Gaubert-Turpin, the enviously young and equally enviously charismatic co-author - with Adrien Grant Smith Bianchi - of two fine books: the \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/41574444-journey-through-wine\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJourney Through Wine\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E wine atlas of the world (which is available in English), and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.marabout.com\/le-tour-du-monde-en-80-verres-9782501142250\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELe Tour du Monde en 80 Verres\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp; \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003ETogether we talk maps, posters, the story behind the two books, wine, beer... and we get an exclusive heads-up about Jules's next madcap project, which will also involve his other writing partner, Charlie Garros. All will be revealed if you listen to the podcast!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere then is the podcast, which you'll also find on miscellaneous platforms including \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/invisiblebordeaux\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAnchor\u003C\/a\u003E, Apple Podcasts\/\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/invisible-bordeaux\/id1449430814?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EiTunes\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6ZjceHdtul9Js32ZvZuYoA\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESpotify\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84OTJkODc4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGoogle Podcasts\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.breaker.audio\/invisible-bordeaux\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBreaker\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/1a2n\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPocketCasts\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/radiopublic.com\/invisible-bordeaux-6pw1RN\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERadioPublic\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1449430814\/invisible-bordeaux\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EOvercast\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/podcast-detail\/pnkab-86bf4\/Invisible-Bordeaux-Podcast\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPodbean\u003C\/a\u003E, Podcast Addict and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/anchor-podcasts\/invisible-bordeaux\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EStitcher\u003C\/a\u003E. Feel free to hit the subscribe button on the app of your choice! And scroll on down for all the links that will lead you on into the weird and wonderful world of Jules, Adrien and Charlie!\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"102px\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/invisiblebordeaux\/embed\/episodes\/12---Jules-Gaubert-Turpin-La-Carte-des-Vins-SIl-Vous-Plat--Le-Tour-du-Monde-en-80-verres-eavcd3\" width=\"400px\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/invisiblebordeaux\/episodes\/12---Jules-Gaubert-Turpin-La-Carte-des-Vins-SIl-Vous-Plat--Le-Tour-du-Monde-en-80-verres-eavcd3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EClick here if player does not display properly on your device.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/center\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; The official website, shop and blog can be found here: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.lacartedesvins-svp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewww.lacartedesvins-svp.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; You can Jules and the team's projects on social media here: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/la.carte.des.vins.svp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lacartedesvinssvp\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cartedesvinssvp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; This was not our first encounter! Read the 2015 Invisible Bordeaux interview with Jules to see how far he's come in the meantime... You'll find it \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/mapping-story-behind-la-carte-des-vins.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eby clicking here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/b\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6678897877742468294\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/podcast-12-jules-gaubert-turpin-author.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/6678897877742468294"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/6678897877742468294"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/podcast-12-jules-gaubert-turpin-author.html","title":"Podcast #12 - Jules Gaubert-Turpin (author of Journey Through Wine \u0026 Le Tour du Monde en 80 verres) "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-_UVMvQsoTRw\/Xkrex7CvmLI\/AAAAAAAAI0I\/N3DOpUvYlOA4EkZech6_VEIVfVcQI78jQCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/JulesBlog.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990702592078012308.post-3109154285547093400"},"published":{"$t":"2020-02-13T19:59:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2020-02-13T20:15:08.557+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bordeaux"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"History"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Slave trade"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How Bordeaux is acknowledging its slave trade past"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8Lrk6lF-0Tw\/XkWf9z9yFcI\/AAAAAAAAIz0\/mfJbkPpUp5Mtb184KM7kmLvOuZ88hUyRgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/SlaveTrade2-0b.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"640\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8Lrk6lF-0Tw\/XkWf9z9yFcI\/AAAAAAAAIz0\/mfJbkPpUp5Mtb184KM7kmLvOuZ88hUyRgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/SlaveTrade2-0b.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/toussaint-louverture-helping-bordeaux.html\"\u003Efirst items to run on the Invisible Bordeaux blog\u003C\/a\u003E after its launch eight years ago was focused on the bust portraying the Haitian leader Toussaint Louverture, to be seen on the right-bank waterfront in Bordeaux. At the time, the sculpture was one of the only visible acknowledgements in the public domain of the city’s slave trade past. But times have changed and today there are further signs that Bordeaux is becoming more open about its inconvenient legacy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor, yes, between 1672 and 1837, ships departed from Bordeaux on the first legs of around 500 triangular slave trade voyages that resulted in 150,000 – possibly more – Africans being deported to the Americas. Bordeaux was not alone. In France - which ranked alongside Spain behind Great Britain and Portugal in terms of the scale of its slave trade - the city of Nantes organized 1,744 expeditions, and the ports of La Rochelle and Le Havre were on a par with Bordeaux.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBefore the triangular voyages began (they peaked in the 1780s), the  boats departing from Bordeaux conducted straightforward two-way commerce  with the Caribbean. Boats would carry wine, oil and flour, all of which  would be exchanged for local produce. With the onset of triangular  trade, vessels would leave from Bordeaux loaded with foodstuffs, cloth,  arms and trinkets which, upon arrival on the eastern coast of Africa six  to eight weeks later (the “outward passage”) would be exchanged for  slaves. The dangerous middle passage would then follow, with the slaves  being ferried in inhumane conditions to the colonies, mainly  Saint-Domingue (now known at Haiti) as far as the Bordeaux ships were  concerned. The death rate on board the boats was between 10 and 20 per  cent.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1ATElQsYozY\/Xj7jERc9nFI\/AAAAAAAAIx0\/1XlW-nrYuTcUksfxMkFlohPYgDHE2_ruwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/SlaveTrade2-2.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"499\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-1ATElQsYozY\/Xj7jERc9nFI\/AAAAAAAAIx0\/1XlW-nrYuTcUksfxMkFlohPYgDHE2_ruwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/SlaveTrade2-2.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EGround-level panel recently installed on square Toussaint-Louverture.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EUpon arrival, the (surviving) slaves would be sold or auctioned off and set to work on the plantations where the average life expectancy was a lowly five to six years. Meanwhile, the boats would embark on their return passage to Bordeaux carrying sugar, cocoa, tobacco, cotton and other produce, making a substantial contribution to the city’s wealth.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUntil the mid-1990s, this chapter in the city’s history was more often than not glossed over, but around the turn of the millennium Bordeaux took its first tentative steps to bring the subject out into the open. In 2006, then-mayor Hugues Martin inaugurated a ground-level plaque on the waterfront opposite the Bourse Maritime building, and in 2009 came a dedicated section within the permanent exhibition at the Musée d’Aquitaine. As for the Toussaint Louverture bust, sculpted by Haitian artist \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.haitilibre.com\/article-13102-haiti-culture-ludovic-booz-un-grand-nom-de-la-sculpture-nous-a-quitte.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELudovic Booz\u003C\/a\u003E (who died in 2015), it was donated to the city by the Republic of Haiti in 2005. \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5Kcu4ZtvKl4\/Xj7jdUd6N-I\/AAAAAAAAIyA\/W9mEsZFjhjc5xFn-_MCS_dYcfRqZJzWbwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/SlaveTrade2-5.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-5Kcu4ZtvKl4\/Xj7jdUd6N-I\/AAAAAAAAIyA\/W9mEsZFjhjc5xFn-_MCS_dYcfRqZJzWbwCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/SlaveTrade2-5.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EReturning to the spot today, I note that what had previously been a lone, isolated plinth and its bust are now surrounded by a landscaped area that makes the (refurbished) statue more prominent. Interestingly, the design of the “square” is in fact in the shape of a triangle, no doubt in reference to the triangular trade routes. On the ground, information panels explain who Toussaint Louverture was and his connection with the city (as detailed in \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/toussaint-louverture-helping-bordeaux.html\"\u003Ethe previous Invisible Bordeaux item\u003C\/a\u003E) and provide a brief overview of Bordeaux’s role in France’s slave trade history.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zC9pF9IyGtA\/Xj7jqtSXr_I\/AAAAAAAAIyE\/gCi4EdaUh8YLAfHvJiSiYpUSMcWjxTzQACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/SlaveTrade2-6.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"819\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zC9pF9IyGtA\/Xj7jqtSXr_I\/AAAAAAAAIyE\/gCi4EdaUh8YLAfHvJiSiYpUSMcWjxTzQACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/SlaveTrade2-6.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EThe triangular square.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EMeanwhile, on the left-bank quayside, the barely-visible plaque was replaced in 2019 by a poignant statue created by another Haitian sculptor, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sibellehaiti.com\/qui-est-filipo-le-sculpteur-haitien-de-la-statue-de-modeste-testas-a-bordeaux\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFilipo (full name: Woodly Caymitte)\u003C\/a\u003E, which depicts the slave Modeste Testas. The accompanying information panel explains who she was: born Al Pouessi in East Africa in 1765 and captured when she was young, she was bought around 1780 by two Bordeaux brothers, Pierre and François Testas, who owned a business in the city and a plantation in Saint-Domingue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PNkwWPbuQuo\/Xj7j2UGsJMI\/AAAAAAAAIyM\/HgOqfV1b_HAOLCB8TwsP6MQcnOZDoiX_gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/SlaveTrade2-3.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PNkwWPbuQuo\/Xj7j2UGsJMI\/AAAAAAAAIyM\/HgOqfV1b_HAOLCB8TwsP6MQcnOZDoiX_gCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/SlaveTrade2-3.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PVveb6bedF0\/Xj7j65rtc5I\/AAAAAAAAIyU\/mg05c1Nu-Nw3Z5B9efi9ju15Ziv9M_T5QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/SlaveTrade2-4.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-PVveb6bedF0\/Xj7j65rtc5I\/AAAAAAAAIyU\/mg05c1Nu-Nw3Z5B9efi9ju15Ziv9M_T5QCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/SlaveTrade2-4.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPouessi was deported and worked on the plantation, going on to become the slave and concubine of owner François Testas, who gave her the name Marthe Adélaïde Modeste Testas. After François died, she was set free (as symbolized by the broken chains at the feet of the statue) and he bequeathed her 51 acres of land. She married a fellow former slave and died in 1870 aged 105. In the following years, her grandson François Denys Légitime became president of Haiti.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThen, the latest addition to the Bordeaux landscape came in December 2019 to mark the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, in the shape of \"Strange Fruit\", a tree-like sculpture by the Réunionnaise artist \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sculpteur-sandrineplanterougeol.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESandrine Plante-Rougeol\u003C\/a\u003E. The tree’s three branches also echo back to the “triangular” notion, and each carries a wine barrel hoop containing a man’s head. Their faces have been blindfolded to suggest a lack of identity, and they reportedly symbolize fear, pain and abandonment.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vJuQbWkny1Y\/Xj7kC4cRMII\/AAAAAAAAIyY\/9HqpGQ0N3js8qoH7rSawzhCTkkPyWAGEgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/SlaveTrade2-73.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vJuQbWkny1Y\/Xj7kC4cRMII\/AAAAAAAAIyY\/9HqpGQ0N3js8qoH7rSawzhCTkkPyWAGEgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/SlaveTrade2-73.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jq9puvLQk_4\/Xj7kHyqKX7I\/AAAAAAAAIyg\/HcgranZzTxAljSaFvR4xZf6tlBoPatL3wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/SlaveTrade2-8.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Jq9puvLQk_4\/Xj7kHyqKX7I\/AAAAAAAAIyg\/HcgranZzTxAljSaFvR4xZf6tlBoPatL3wCLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/SlaveTrade2-8.JPG\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat same December day, the city announced that explanatory panels were being affixed on streets which had been given the names that harked back to shipowners, traders and sailors involved in the slave trade, a compromise response to years of lobbying by various associations (particularly \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/memoiresetpartages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMémoires et Partages\u003C\/a\u003E) asking for those street names to be changed. Each panel provides a concise and factual overview of the connection, as researched by teams at the city’s archives department. The initial rollout concerns six streets or squares (see footnote) but, when preparing this item, I headed out to see the various locations and can state that, at the time of writing (February 2020), those panels have yet to be installed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HKAmsx6WvBw\/Xj7kQo71_zI\/AAAAAAAAIyo\/DdfftmUod6szvpRumIyRdKSxxG4FSl-5ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s1600\/SlaveTrade2-9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-HKAmsx6WvBw\/Xj7kQo71_zI\/AAAAAAAAIyo\/DdfftmUod6szvpRumIyRdKSxxG4FSl-5ACLcBGAsYHQ\/s640\/SlaveTrade2-9.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EStreet signs awaiting their information panels.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003EWhatever, the city’s slave trade past is no longer the taboo subject it once was, and it will be interesting to see what further developments occur throughout the 2020s. Will similar moves be observed in the city’s relationship with its Second World War history, Bordeaux’s other great untold story? Only time will tell…\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; Find them on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=1mkQycktU2e128cvPIDr4OUWyBmg\u0026amp;msa=0\u0026amp;ll=44.83827405155345%2C-0.5807548531900011\u0026amp;spn=0.017709%2C0.038581\u0026amp;z=20\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe Invisible Bordeaux map\u003C\/a\u003E: Statue of Toussaint Louverture, Quai des Queyries; Statue of Modeste Testas, Quai Louis XVIII; Strange Fruit sculpture, jardin de l'Hôtel de Ville, Bordeaux.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; The first six panels will be affixed alongside the street signs on rue Desse, rue David-Gradis, rue Grammont, passage Feger, cours Journu-Auber and place Mareilhac.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; See \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sudouest.fr\/2018\/02\/21\/bordeaux-six-noms-de-rues-de-negriers-recenses-4219549-2780.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis Sud Ouest item for the background story\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.francebleu.fr\/infos\/societe\/des-plaques-dans-les-rues-pour-expliquer-le-passe-negrier-de-bordeaux-1575305700\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethis France Bleu Gironde article\u003C\/a\u003E to see the plaques (including a misspelt one for rue Grammont).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026gt; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/lebordeauxinvisible.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/bordeaux-commence-assumer-son-lourd.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECet article est également disponible en français. \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3109154285547093400\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/bordeaux-acknowledging-its-slave-trade-past.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/3109154285547093400"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4990702592078012308\/posts\/default\/3109154285547093400"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/invisiblebordeaux.blogspot.com\/2020\/02\/bordeaux-acknowledging-its-slave-trade-past.html","title":"How Bordeaux is acknowledging its slave trade past"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Tim"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/14391698533722905666"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-UcnsHmRV-kw\/UZ0tenIa3GI\/AAAAAAAADGA\/xDUWtLpx2mA\/s220\/BB-trams.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8Lrk6lF-0Tw\/XkWf9z9yFcI\/AAAAAAAAIz0\/mfJbkPpUp5Mtb184KM7kmLvOuZ88hUyRgCLcBGAsYHQ\/s72-c\/SlaveTrade2-0b.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});