Bour(d)ges?

Alexa Nickandros
Oct 4, 2018
2 min read

Bonjour my friends, Winslow here!

The young one has been at orientation the past few days so that has given me plenty of time to get my thoughts in order and write a bit!

Since you last heard from me I have slept in 4 different homes in Bourges. The first, over the bridge and across the tracks, was for only a night, with a lovely cheerful lady who was happy to help with whatever we needed. The second was our own loft in the center of town, owned by the lady who showed us apartment after apartment. I actually never met her but the young one said we would see her again! It would have been nice to stay in the loft but we had to move on I guess, this time to an old lady who filled the air in her house with cigarette smoke. We spent our time in an attic-like space, comfortable but uneasy. It was difficult to tell if she really wanted to share her space with us, which was all arranged and put away so particularly. She led us around the city to shop and even accompanied us to 7 Avenue Marx Dormoy, where I am now.

Please enjoy these photos of our new place, and celebrate with the young one and the boyfriend that they are finished clunking those suitcases around!

When the young one told those she met about her job in Saint-Florent-Sur-Cher and our plans to live in Bourges, we got a lot of pitiful smiles, good luck's, and "well it's no Montpellier, that's for sure!". I even overheard our Blablacar driver say on our way here, as we made a pit-stop in the middle of nowhere, "welcome to Bourges!"

Well, we haven't been bored in Bourges. We've been walking around and around and around for the past week or so and personally I find it quite charming. Sure, the nightlife isn't so crazy, but I go to bed early anyway. It is also a bit more challenging for humans to find a club or the right gym. But there is still plenty to discover about the city and its surrounding areas. Without a guide we will have to slowly collect tidbits about Bourges and plan our own field trips. In no time the young one will find everything she needs, establish a routine, and be able to tell everyone just how great this place is!