Bonjour tout le monde. We've just had a very full day! After a wonderful night's sleep (horizontal, on a mattress and with a pillow) we had a leisurely buffet breakfast before going on a guided walking tour of central Bordeaux. We hadn't got far before we discovered an Orange mobile phone shop. A quick visit became nearly one and a half hours on our kids' quest for what is now clearly and undeniably an essential item. The tour continued (albeit abbreviated) and we saw some really interesting things - like a nearly 400 year old wisteria - before boarding the coach for our trip to St Emilion. Highlights included a subterranian tour of the old medievel town and guided tour of Haut Veyrac winery. The winery visit concluded with a tasting - well, an appreciation for the students which included looking and smelling. One teacher forgot to spit his wine out and actually swallowed it! Sacre bleu! Other highlights included Daniel Reaper's 3 blood noses, Chelsea walking into a pole, Luis and Nick singing One Direction songs on the bus, buying fresh baguettes and macarons, and Elyse saying "French supermarkets are weird!" and learning that Daniel Isaac can, in fact, talk underwater with a mouthful of marbles.
The flyiing, walking, waiting and training really took it out of many of us and to say we were tired is an understatement. Another good night's sleep tonight (we've just strolled past their rooms and all is quiet) should mean we're 100% ready for the next couple of days of action.
Your sons and daughters are all well and very enthusiastic. I'll try to upload some of our 150 photos.