Stroll the most graceful streets in France, eat well, drink better and then have the liveliest possible time in a city lately in touch with its Latin side. .
The centre had a grandiose 18th-century harmony unmatched in Europe. It seemed quite possible that the French Revolution never made it this far. Poor people looked rich and rich people didn’t look at all. But the city felt haughty and aloof. It had also grown shabby round the edges. No longer. Bordeaux has had the renovators in with a vengeance – restoring noble façades, installing trams and reclaiming from dereliction the vast swathe of riverbank. There are few more graceful urban sights in France than the miroir-d’eau reflecting the splendid Palais-de-la-Bourse.
Posts tagged river
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May 19
May 19
Bordeaux
Bordeaux, Gironde, France 44º50’29″N 0º34'08″W
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Jun 16
Jun 16
24H Kayak
Inzinzac Lochrist, Morbihan, Brittany, France 47º49’38″N 03º14'50″W
The white waters Lochrist basin hosts an annual event, the 24 hour kayaking, which on the first weekend of June, brings together 850 competitors and 10,000 spectators for a major celebration of the spirit of sport, relaxation and pleasure on the water.
Photo assignment for La Sellor Nautisme.
http://www.sellor-nautisme.fr/evenementsnautiques/les-24h-kayak.html
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Dec 15
Dec 15
Lac de Guerlédan, Drained!
Lac de Guerlédan, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France 48º12’22″N 03º03'42″W
Lake Guerlédan is an artificial lake in the centre of Brittany, France. It extends across the borders of the departments of Morbihan and Côtes-d’Armor,.
This Lake was created to power the dam of Guerlédan. Construction took seven years from 1923 to 1930, and encountered many geological, technical and financial difficulties. The creation of the lake and especially that of the dam cut the through the Nantes-Brest canal which from this location, followed the course of the river Blavet. Seventeen of the old locks on the canal were submerged in the Lake. the Lake was regularly drained for repair, the last time being between April and November 2015, revealing a hidden landscape of submerged locks and buildings.
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Nov 15
Nov 15
The Race for Water Solar Vessel on the Seine River
Seine river, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France 49º18’34″N 01º12'06″E
From November 26 until December 12, the Race for Water Foundation will be in Paris, on the occasion of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21). The foundation will be present with its ambassador, the Race for Water Solar Vessel, and will symbolically bring the ocean to the COP21 as a new member of the Ocean and Climate Platform.
The Foundation will organize and participate in several events and conferences both at Le Bourget Conference Center and at the Grand Palais.
For more information visit: http://www.raceforwater.com
Photo assignment for Race For Water a foundation to preserve water.
