I know I've said this before in some other thread but I just don't like the look of Bordeaux. For some reason, many French people, including Parisians, think its so great, with its largely 18th-century city-centre which preceded (and maybe even influenced) Haussmannian Paris. But I just don't dig it.
To me, it's the least attractive of the major French cities. I find beauty instead in Lille, Strasbourg, Lyon and Nice, all in or near the eastern edge of France, all cities with color, unlike Bordeaux. Paris can get away and still be beautiful in my opinion despite the lack of color just because it's a grandiose city but Bordeaux cannot, in my humble opinion. Bordeaux needs the color.
Thanks for sharing pics, nonetheless. There are some good shots here.
