Paris to Bourg by TGV

09-01: Last night we got some disappointing news from our hosts Fanny and Paul. We will not be staying in the Mombrier cottage but in an apartment, they also host in Bourg. Now that might be good news to most people but we were so looking forward to the rustic countryside home. She booked us for the apartment and not the cottage, and now it cannot be changed. 

We bid farewell to Paris and boarded our train to Bordeaux. The trip was uneventful passing many fields of corn and other farming along the way. Small communities and even larger ones are seen from the track but further away. As usual we had a hard time finding the rental car area. Once we did, it took at least 30 minutes to secure the car, but I think a good portion of that was “chatting” about our destination in Bourg. Anyway, off to find the car and then the extended search on level 5 of that area. We finally secured the car and made our way to Bourg. Of course, that was after I navigated us back to the train station! Ugh. We drove into the heart of the small town and found the apartment immediately. Sadly, it is a narrow, winding stairway up to our 1^st floor apartment. Stuart hauled the suitcases up, what a blessing. It is a nice enough place, and we like this little town. We often drove the 10 minutes here from Mombrier to eat or for the Sunday market. There is a nice wine shop near us, but pricey. We will have plenty of opportunities to check out the restaurants here. Previously we only dined at Bourg’Joie, which was our favorite café-bar back in 2024. There were different servers last night for our dinner. We noticed the Italian restaurant, owned by a friend of Fanny’s was now a Kebab restaurant. That is disappointing as we enjoyed pizza there more than once! Anyway, we had each had a salad at Joie and enjoyed some wine. We took the very short walk back to the apartment, past the now-closed bakery, and began the unpacking process. After that, a bit of Rummikub and off to bed. Travel days can be exhausting. 

A bit blurry but a glimpse of the France along the way to Bordeaux.