Wednesday 22nd May - R versus the Machine. Scores 10k plus.
D wakes early today and skips to the boulangerie. By the time we have finished breakfast the sun has broken through. The forecast is a bit mixed but better than yesterday. We have a plan which involves taking a tram into town. This nearly fails at the first hurdle as no trams appear to be running at our local stop. We walk one stop east, to the mainline and are soon heading further east Our first target is the Jardin des Plantes, opposite the main railway station. These gardens are well laid out and beautifully maintained, with the best plant labelling regime that we have ever seen. Bordeaux should send a delegation here to see how it is done. Unlike Bordeaux the Frog Chorus are not shy here, nor are they restrained. There are various sculptures dotted about, some quite orthodox and others a bit wacky. R declares it the best garden she has visited for quite a while. We move to Phase 2 of our plan. Our ticket covers buses as well as trams and we cross the station to catch a n...