bordeaux

on sunday we got up...got ready and went to the train...we rode the train to bordeaux...3 hours..beautiful scenery of rural france....after arriving in bordeaux, we called the hannemanns and they met us at our hotel....we walked around the city...saw alot of the beautiful old buildings...we had a late dinner (they don't start eating dinner until about 8)....then, hit our beds...this morning, shem had his last day of school...we took it easy and met them at about 12...we decided to try out the spa...so, we all took turns having massages....while each of us waited we shopped around all the fun shops...the chocolate shope which is delicious...chocolate and macaroons....yum!  we had pastires...bordeaoux is famous for different ones...have to try them all!  we had lunch at 'west coast burgers'....he was nervous when we told him we were from l.a.!  and more nervous when we said shem had a burger restaurant in hawaii!  but, they were delicious!  it's so fun to hear tama chatter away in french!  he's so cute...he has a crush on kerry...wants to hold hands with her as we walk...he picked her a flower on his way home from school....the baby, ira, is so easy also...just eats and sleeps...not much crying...perfect baby!  tonight we went to a great restaurant...we all tried something new...russ had escargot and oysters....kristen actually ate a steak!  i tried the escargot...i think everyone  had those....shem had steak tartare which is raw steak...we all took a bite...yuck...andrea had veal liver...ordered by mistake...and not loved!  it was fun....so tomorrow...off to biarittz!