It's the last day of our cruise, but we still have over a week of our vacation left , during which we'll be visiting Spain and the UK. Today we had a tour of Bordeaux by coach and were then dropped off in the city centre for a few hours of free time. We walked to one of the old gates, known as the Gros Cloche, which houses (you guessed it) an enormous bell. The bell is only rung once a month now as it was discovered that vibrations from the bell were damaging the foundations of nearby older buildings.
We then walked down Rue St Catherine, which is one of the longest shopping streets in Europe. Becky finally managed to buy some shampoo (hers had broken in her bag on the flight over). We also bought chocolate and some of the local specialty cakes called Caneles. After this we stopped at the street side Cafe of a fancy hotel for a nice cup of coffee and a sit down. The bus picked us up and it was back to the ship for a late lunch.
After lunch we walked to a nearby shopping mall and did yet more shopping. Becky bought some lamphrey. Back onboard there was an oyster tasting which we declined to take part in,we just had cocktails instead. We stayed in the lounge for the disembarkation talk and the presentation of our prizes for winning the trivia quiz earlier in the cruise. We got some chocolates from Margaux.
As we had to be up very early for our flight to Madrid, we decidedly to skip dinner. So we said goodbye to the many friends we have made onboard and spent the rest of the evening in our cabin, ordering room service and packing. It's been a wonderful first week of our vacation
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