Sean Lennon Day 19, Bordeaux, FRA

We got to Bordeaux around noon today after a long drive from Lisbon, something like 17 hours... It felt reeeally good to get off the bus. We quickly dropped our bags in our rooms and went in search for great coffee at a great cafe. How hard should that be in France? There were streets packed with cafes in every direction. So, we put in some time and effort to pick what looked like the perfect cafe with a great looking coffee station and proceeded to have the *worst* coffee of the tour. Talk about disappointment... Against all odds, Munich is still home to the best coffee in Europe, but France still has a week to get its act together. We're thinking the UK, Russia and Israel don't really stand a chance, though we could be corrected...

We wandered the town for a little while, I was able to get some shoes to replace my old faithfuls that had fallen apart, we signed autographs (seriously), I found a supply of the elusive Grand Marnier Cordon Jaune (and was laughed at for buying what the French consider an inferior product) and then went back to the hotel to regroup with others for dinner.

We ended up finding a great place downtown, had the second floor to ourselves, had insane food, great wine and complementary champagne. That made up for the coffee for now, but the hunt continues... After dinner we headed off to an Irish pub that was supposed to be the place to be, but sadly, that information was quite far from the truth... At least we have two more days here to make things happen.