Porte d’Aquitaine

I thought I went as far as I wanted to go in Bordeaux. I have managed to visit several historic monuments and churches in the old part of Bordeaux and it boggles my mind that there are probably lots more to see here in this beautiful French city. What is probably nice here is that it doesn’t feel like a museum city nor does it feel ultra modern that there was no point visiting it in the first place. I started to walk back toward the area where my hotel would be. I think I am satisfied with this visit considering that I only allocated half a day to visit Bordeaux. I feel that I am not doing it justice with just half a day of touring.

While I was making my way back, I ran into what is probably Bordeaux’s main shopping street – Rue Sainte-Catherine. I didn’t realize that there was such a place considering Rue Sainte-Catherine passed quite near the hotel. This is all good, since I would be using this street to go back to the hotel. I was probaby where the the Rue Sainte-Catherine starts, or ends, depending on where you look. There was a monument here similar to the ones I have seen elsewhere in the city. Porte d’Aquitaine marks the start of the Rue Saint-Catherine shopping street. It has the name of the region itself. Despite its ancient Roman arch design, it is actually not that old, having been built in the year 1754. Not too far away is a column which is also ancient Roman in design. This one is looks quite new as well but there is a bronze plate with numerous carvings on it. I wasn’t sure how important it was but there doesn’t seem to be any mention of it online.

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