Happy Place - Grand Hotel de Bordeaux

As you may have gathered, I have migrated to the South of France two weeks ago. I tend to relocate there every August for a much needed family holiday filled with lazy lunches, afternoons by the pool, walks around the lake and other rural pursuits. Idyllic, right? It is, to an extent: I am most definitely a child of the city, never happier than when I am surrounded by tall buildings and