France
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Photo Descriptions
The Bordeaux Collection
A is at the apex of an antique armoire in the tasting room at Chateau Margaux.
B is in the billowy sails on a brass replica of the insignia at Mission Haut Brion.
C is in the fancy grill work at Chateau Mouton Rothschild.
D is seen in the clock tower at the Citadelle in Blaye is over 500 years old… the clock is probably newer!
F is lower case on the side of a house in Bourg.
E is in the excellent corner stones which are a trademark of local architecture.
G is the curled brace for the lamps hanging on this side street in the City of Bordeaux.
H is part of the high fence surround Clos Fourtet vineyards near the village of Saint Emilion.
I is inside the Citadelle at Blaye. Guards could see the invaders and shoot arrows through the “I” slots.
J is just hanging by the door in our “gite.”
K is being performed by this mythological figure on this kolassal fountain in the Place de Quincones in the city of Bordeaux.
L is ledge and the lace curtain in the gite in Teulliac.
M is the steeple of the church in Mombrieir.
N is part of the civic hedge display in Pugnac.
O is on top of the ubiquitous oak barrels that hold wine until it is aged to perfection.
P is a popular style of light pole along the river walk in Blaye.
Q = quite a large gate hook in the Citadelle at Blaye.
R is an advertisement for Monsieur Riviere who will sell you fine wines in Saint Emilion.
S is the shutter hinges on an old building in Blaye.
T is the tap on the huge vats that hold the grape harvest until it is ready for the wine barrels.
U is the notch in the wall of the fort called Citadelle at Blaye. Through the U we see Medoc across the Gironde River in Bordeaux.
V shows up In the vines in various vineyards are trained up on wires to make the grapes more accessible.
W = decoration on a fancy hotel in the city of Bordeaux which welcomes visitors.
X shows that eXtra care is being taken to support this wall in the Citadelle in Blaye.
Y= I don’t know “Y” this letter is on the Rue d’Ambarenes.
Z= the zenith of “Z’s” is on the door of the storehouse at Chateaux Margaux.
marymnorth © 2008
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