{"id":13872,"date":"2024-09-17T16:03:30","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T20:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=13872"},"modified":"2024-09-17T16:03:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T20:03:18","slug":"tuesday-september-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knotsnplots.com\/?p=13872","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday, September 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Angouleme Train Station
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45\u00b039’13.1868″N, 0\u00b09’53.5428″W<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bordeaux Train Station
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44\u00b049’35.5008″N, 0\u00b033’22.3488″W

to

Maison Manege
27 Rue de Manege
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44\u00b050’27.2148″N, 0\u00b035’7.8756″W<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After breakfast this morning we walked from our hotel to the Angouleme train station.  It was an easy walk as it was downhill all the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo above – in front of the train station. I’m still working on taking decent selfies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We arrived at the station at 10:30 & our train was not due to leave for another hour so we had a bit of time to reflect on our trip thus far & also about what was ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our train to Bordeaux arrived in Angouleme right on time & after a quick boarding process we were underway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo above – the TGV to Bordeaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Riding trains in France is a totally different experience compared to Canada. These trains are electric, very fast & very smooth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Screenshot above – I opened the driving navigation app on my phone to see how fast we were going. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We boarded the train at 11:20 am & by 11:34 we were speeding across the countryside at 293+ km\/hr! Just like on the trip from Paris my navigation app was going nuts with all kinds of excessive speed warnings & sharp curves ahead. I had to mute the sound to avoid disturbing the other passengers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company that operates the trains in this part of France is called SNCF (Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nationale des Chemins de fer Fran\u00e7ais or French National Railway Company). I think it could also be called Smooth Nice Clean Fast. It’s unfortunate that we can’t get this kind of service in Canada – at least in-between major cities & population centers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo above – Bordeaux Train Station <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We arrived in Bordeaux right on time. We still had 2 hours before we could check in to our hotel so we decided to have lunch at one of the restaurants across the street from the train station. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After lunch Catherine went back into the train station to get some information about public transit in the city. She learned that we could take a bus that would drop us off just a couple of blocks from where we were staying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bus ride was easy, even with our luggage & we found our “hotel” without too much effort. The place we are staying is really, really nice. There are only 5 guest rooms but they are large & very comfortable. The entire building was renovated a few years ago to a high quality standard. This must have been a large private residence at one time or a few apartments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo above – Catherine standing outside the entrance to Maison Manege.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo above – our room<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo above – luxury is having a queen size bed in a French hotel room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In some of the other places we have stayed this bed wouldn’t even fit in the room! We feel like royalty!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hotel is located near the center of the city & just a few steps away from a vibrant commercial area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We would certainly recommend this place to anyone visiting Bordeaux. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo above – the view from our hotel room window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo above – this part of Bordeaux has an interesting mix of classic & modern architecture. Look at how this office building is cantelivered out over the street below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomorrow we will explore Bordeaux. Catherine has booked a tour of La Cite du Vin – The Wine Museum. That should be a great start to our adventures here in Bordeaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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