Bordeaux

Chateau Ribagnac (see the post below) is about 3 hours by train from Bordeaux. Gabe and I used one of our free weekends to make the trek. We almost didn't get to go because of the nationwide train strike, but it ended just in time. We were hoping to visit some nearby vineyards, but it turned out to be doubly impossible as tours don't run in November and you really need a car to get to vineyards. So we settled for visiting pleasant parks, interesting museums, and beautiful churches. This picture is taken from the tower at Cathedral Saint-Andre.