[caption id="attachment_16325" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Monument aux Girondins Bordeaux[/caption]

I've decided not to Google anymore the places that I'm about to visit and leave it as a surprise. Starting with my trip to Bordeaux where I had to do it the old way, walking aimlessly and discovering the town one area at a time. I had 3 days in Bordeaux which are more than enough to see everything there is to see while walking and wine tasting at every corner. Bordeaux is the capital of the wine industry, at least that is what the French say because I'm sure Italians from Tuscany don't agree. 

Things to do in Bordeaux

Walk around the city

Half of the whole town is a World Heritage Site so you can't go wrong just walking for hours. Starting with the three main streets Cours Clemenceau, Cours de l’Intendance, Allées de Tourny then moving into the backstreets where you'll be amazed by the neoclassical buildings. 

A walk on the riverfront

The Garonne river has been one of the most important sites for the city of Bordeaux with its port that would connect the town with the World and be the main drive to economic development. The old port isn't there anymore, but walking up the Pont-de-Pierre you can see how rich this town was from the architecture of the waterfront 18th-century buildings. 

Cité du Vin

Opened in 2016 with a modern architecture  Cité du Vin is the biggest cultural center dedicated to wine. They don't have one of these in Tuscany, so maybe the French are right, Bordeaux is the world capital of wine. With tasting rooms, 800 different types of wines and lots of wine history exhibitions it is a unique place for wine lovers. 

Food

I can't suggest a specific place because everywhere I ate it was a delicious experience. The city is very close to the Atlantic ocean so fresh oysters are a must try, but Bordeaux is a carnivore town and its most famous dish is entrecôte marchand de vin, also called entrecote a la bordelaise. This dish is a rib steak cooked in a rich gravy made from Bordeaux wine. The typical sweets are called Canelés, tiny round cakes soaked in rum which used to be made by the nuns of the convent of Annonciades in Bordeaux. 

Antique Shopping

Twice a year, in Spring and Autumn, the Foire à la Brocante des Quinconces is the appointment of all vintage and antique lovers who live in the region. I stayed at an Airbnb and the lady who owned the house had decorated it all from pieces found at this market. 

[caption id="attachment_16317" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Galerie Bordelaise, Bordeaux Wearing skirt MMissoni, Cardigan Gucci[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16318" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Galerie Bordelaise, Bordeaux[/caption]



[caption id="attachment_16322" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Wearing MMissoni Dress[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16340" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The big bell of Bordeaux[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16310" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Parosh dress, Gucci loafers, Sara Giunti Bag[/caption]

 

[caption id="attachment_16330" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Place de la Bourse Bordeaux[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16328" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Place de la Bourse Bordeaux[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16309" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Carousel de Bordeaux Wearing Parosh Trench Coat Fendi Bag[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16329" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Place de la Bourse Bordeaux[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16333" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Place du Parlement, Bordeaux[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16334" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Place du Parlement, Bordeaux[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16332" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Place du Parlement, Bordeaux[/caption]



[caption id="attachment_16335" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pont de Pierre Built in 1820s in honor of Napoléon[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16336" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Wearing Parosh Dress, Drunken Rabbit by Linda Ferrari necklace, Longines watch[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16338" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pont de Pierre, Bordeaux[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16339" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Puerta de Cailhau, Bordeaux. Built in 1495, this monument with a castle-like exterior was once the main gate to the city.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16320" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_16307" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Bordeaux Antiques Market[/caption]




Photography @APBRAMBI

One of the most searched phrases regarding gifts online is ' What does it mean gifting a fragrance? '

[caption id="attachment_14505" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] BOSS The scent Fragrance -  Dress PAROSH[/caption]

When I was a teenager I had heard that gifting a fragrance brings the relationship to end because the relationship would fade like the scent. It was the same for gifts like a watch that meant that the relationship would end once the watch stopped ticking or a brooch that was regarded as a gift that might stab a person’s heart creating pain for the relationship. Teenagers can be so overly dramatic. And because of these stupid beliefs, I had lots of Teddy Bears as Valentine's gifts and once was gifted a bunny rabbit that hid for days behind a cupboard and eventually was brought back to the pet shop to be exchanged for 2 lovebirds. Back to adulthood and every thoughtful gift is accepted with immense pleasure and we are mature enough to know that gifting pets is a no-no. 



Fragrances are one of the most thoughtful and intimate gifts, showing how someone took the time to get you something to feel pampered and this Valentine's Day a special fragrance is out: BOSS The Scent for her. This is the fragrance bringing you into a journey of love and passion that will remain in the memories through scent. A sweet mix of flowery and fruity notes that show the romantic side of this perfume. It is one of the softest fragrances I've tried lately, making it a very intimate fresh scent. 

BOSS The Scent for Her

It opens with the freshness peach notes and immediately you are hit by the purity of freesia flowers.  It is a very soft and warm freshness that looks feminine. In the heart, it has osmanthus while in the base notes it takes a gourmand twist with dark roasted cocoa. The jewelry bottle of BOSS The Scent is a first for BOSS fragrances that have always been clean in design. The bottle cap resembles a man's shirt cufflink making a direct link to BOSS The Scent for him that so much is loved by men. 

BOSS The Scent for Him

It is a very romantic idea of going out for Valentine's Day wearing matching fragrances. While they don't match in scent, BOSS the Scent for Him definitely brings out some strong notes that give a protective feel over the delicate women's fragrance. With leather, African Maninka, and spicy ginger notes, this fragrance is very seductive.  Like all the range of BOSS fragrances for men, it smells like something familiar, a man that we have met and loved. 

[caption id="attachment_14506" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] BOSS The Scent for Him[/caption]

Happy Valentine's Day

*This post is in collaboration with HUGO BOSS