Visitors from Utrecht: Nov 6-9

Marisa's cousins Jonathan and Petra came to visit us in Bordeaux from Utrecht. We had a great time!

They had quite an adventure getting to our place. Trying to avoid the traffic delay
that resulted in the Guajardo's spending too much time in the tiny Saxo, we told Jonathan and Petra to take the bus from the airport to the center of town and we would pick them up there. Well, apparently, buses don't go any faster in traffic so, they had to wait a long time to meet Owen too.

Owen was excited to meet his cousins and he showed off his Halloween costume. Petra and Jonathan brought Owen a Miffy and Friends toy (think the Dutch Hello Kitty - except a rabbit). Petra played with Owen on the floor:

Then we went into Bordeaux and Owen gave Jonathan and Petra a brief history of the Miroir d'Eau and showed them his new shoes:

The weekend turned out to be an "Open gates" weekend in Sauternes, a town that makes sweet wine, about 45 minutes south of Bordeaux. So, naturally, we had to go. Sean will fill in the details of this day in a separate post.

After our day in Sauternes, Vovo babysat for Owen so the cousins could go out to dinner in town. We found a tasty little restaurant and had a great dinner and some very yummy wine. A bit tipsy, we boarded the tram home: