Three days in Paris: a river day, an art day and room to wander
Give the museum a date. Let the walks fit around it.
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Places to explore, routes to make your own, and photographs worth keeping.
Louvre, Orsay or Orangerie: choose your Paris art day
A broad collection, nineteenth-century art or Monet’s painted rooms.
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Two days in Bordeaux: old streets, Chartrons and wine culture
A walking day in the centre, then a second day with a different focus.
Read the storyOne Bordeaux day on foot: squares, lanes and the river
Use the old streets and the river as two halves of the day.
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Place de la Bourse: photograph the square before the reflection
The pale facade has more than one useful angle.
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A quieter Bordeaux afternoon: Chartrons and the Public Garden
Leave the riverfront for a smaller circuit of shops, streets and trees.
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Two good afternoons, with different demands on your time.
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