Antoine Laumet was not from Cadillac. It is not known why he had to leave France, but it seems there were some suspicious circumstances, as he traveled on a ship he had not booked passage on and when he arrived in north America he changed his name to the more impressive sounding Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac. He did quite well in America, founding the city of Detroit and later becoming governor of Louisiana. General Motors decided to name a car after him, not knowing that Cadillac wasn't his real name.
Cadillac is a very pretty town with a very impressive château, built for the first Duke of Epernon in the 16th century. After the French revolution it became a women's prison.
After our day in Cadillac, it was back to Bordeaux again for our farewell gala dinner. We still have another night onboard, but people will be packing tomorrow evening and won't be in the mood for a 5 course dinner.
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