France Bordeaux And St Tropez

F rance and Paris, Paris and       by the mega cask loads and you     France. You'll have a great     can visit locations such as        time exploring Paris, but       Chateau Mouton-Rothschild to       you'll miss places like Bordeaux      smell and taste the grapes.        and St. Tropez if you don't get       Moderation is suggested as you     out of the city.                      want to avoid the grapes of wrath                                        the next morning!                  Bordeaux                                                                                                       St. Tropez                         Bordeaux is both a city and the                                          center of the wine region in          St. Tropez has gone through        France. As a city, Bordeaux is        roughly three stages in its        surprisingly bereft of things to      history. Originally, the town was  see. One can find unique              a little fishing village no        statutes, fountains and the like,     different than others dotting the  but there isn't really a              coast of France. At some point,    particular location to mark of on     however, it became the place to    your, "I saw that" list. The city     be for artist who had given up on  is, however, a good place to          Paris. No less than the painters   relax, drink and eat. For             Matisse, Signac and Seurat lived   relaxation, you can put around        and worked in the town.            this low key town and take in         Fortunately or unfortunately,      food at the outdoor cafes in the      those times have passed. While     Place de la Comedie. The              artist still populate the town,    specialty food of the region are      St. Tropez is now the hangout of   canellas, which are very good. If     celebrities and the wealthy.       you're with the wine and cheese       While still a beautiful location,  crowd, Bordeaux is going to seem      the over the top glitz of St.      much more exciting. The               Tropez is a bit much.              surrounding region produces wine                                         Once you get out of Paris, your       visit while St. Tropez tends to    options are wide open when it         be a take it or leave it           comes to exploring France.            destination. I left it.            Bordeaux is definitely worth a         About the Author: Rick Chapo is with http://www.nomadjournals.com - makers of travel journals. Writing journals are great travel accessories and travel gifts for him or her. Visit http://www.nomadjournaltrips.com for more travel articles. Source: www.isnare.com