Right off the side of the country road, in the middle of some farms was this megalith. We had decided not to make a detour earlier in the day to see an area loaded with megaliths and were pleasantly surprised to find this right off the road! They are believed to have been erected between 5000 BC and 3500 BC.
Bordeaux is a large city. The area where Geoff lived has deteriorated into the not-so-nice part of town. The car pollution has turned the once white buildings pretty black. The riverfront part of town has gorgeous, old architecture mixed with modern details in the street lamps and parks.
The mission home, and Geoff's apartment
Geoff remembered an amazing pastry shop near the clock tour. We searched the streets all around and eventually we found it.
A priest outside the church
During the French Revolution the revolutionaries chopped off the heads of all statues, which symbolized royalty...which they were trying to be done with.
Ahh, there is that patisserie. Looks like we were a few years too late...
This is the longest pedestrian street in Europe at 1.2 kilometers. We walked the whole stretch. 
Ceci got a little slap-happy on the long stretch...
Riverfront grandeur
Bordeaux chapel
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