A windy weekend and some more photographs of Bordeaux

Over the weekend we had some strong winds. When this happens we overturn our table on the balcony and pile the chairs on it, then lay everything flat on the small balcony and shut the shutters on that side.

This time the wind came from the north, so it blew directly across the small balcony but didn't seem to move anything on the large balcony.

Meanwhile we saw some large sheets of metal blown from the top of the tower. They landed with a very loud bang within the fenced-off construction site.

They're topping off the tower at the moment so soon all the construction work will be for glazing, cladding and partitioning etc.

On the street side of the building they've started dismantling one crane. They've also planted trees in the courtyard and one side of the new road is all set to receive trees, too, probably today. It's all very exciting!

The photo of two ladies on the balcony is of Patricia and our friend Nancy Painter, up from near Marseille to visit some friends in the Lot et Garonne, they very kindly trekked up for lunch with us here.




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