Bordeaux and Libourne - A country home

 Leaving Biarritz we rushed to reach the home of our next Couch-host: Jeff.  It was getting dark, which did not help the fact that Jeff lived in a very remote farm.  Matters were worsened by our telephone running out of battery, and our GPS did not know the roads (often the case for us in southern France).  Eventually we stopped at a house to ask for help, and they very generously called our host.  It turned out we were not far from his home, but there was no way we would have ever found it if he had not come to retreive us.

Jeff fed us a hearty country meal and we asked him about places to visit.  (This is really the best way to plan your travels - don't plan at all and ask along the way).  He also told us about his adventures in northern Africa - which were very inspiring for us.

The next day, we visited a few places before heading to our next host.  First was Libourne, the closest city to Jeff's house.  Libourne is not a very interesting town, but there was a festival.

Next we went to Saint-Emilion.  This city is quite famous for its fine wines.  The city itself is very nice.  An old citadel with small vinyards weaving in and out of its borders.  If you have money and like wine, this is a paradise.  But, it is a lovely city if you don't. 

After Saint-Emilion, we rushed for an afternoon in Bordeaux.  This is a very ordinary European city, having plazas, towers, churches, and narrow streets like many others.  After a walk around the center and buying a whole chicken, we drove north to our next home.