I’ve shared so much already about my visit to Bordeaux and some of the neighboring wine regions.

I even shared the beauty of Bordeaux at night, a magical moment during my travels there.

I spent a lot of time in Bordeaux walking around by myself, an intimidating notion at first which is exactly why, when given the option by my hosts, I chose to walk around on my own as often as possible.

Turns out that it’s not very difficult to navigate this city of a little over 200,000 people.

It very much felt and functioned like a central city would, but it was also friendlier, cleaner, and more laid back than a lot of major cities in Europe, certainly more so than Paris. 

There is no guarantee that people will easily speak English the further you walk away from the tourist center…and I have to say, despite how bad my French is, that I completely respect that.

Public transportation is easy and affordable and extremely reliable, though the city itself is very bike and pedestrian friendly.

As a matter of fact, I had a few passes for the tram system and ended up walking around, even in the rain, most of the time.

Read the full story on my blog Girls Gone Travel

All credits go to Carol Cain from Girl Gone Travel