Monday July 4, 2011, 57 km (35 miles) – Total so far: 2,290 km (1,423 miles)
It was a shitty day cycling along main roads to get into Bordeaux. It was another hot day and we picked up the pace a bit to get through the main roads as quickly as possible.
We arrived in Bordeaux at 4pm and it was so noisy. We had spent the last 10 weeks cycling through quiet forest trails so were a bit overwhelmed by the noise of it all. The sirens just wouldn’t shut up! If it werent so late in the day we would have cycled straight back out of there, but instead we headed for the nearest hotel.
We spent the afternoon wandering around the old city and went for dinner at a steak restaurant called L’Entrecote. There is only one dish on the restaurant and that is steak and chips. I love the idea of it, not having to decide what to order. As well as that – we had to queue to get in, and within minutes the restaurant was full. An interesting experience.