VINTAGE BORDEAUX
As the first morning breaks on my French cruise, I’m breakfasting on buttery croissants and gazing beyond my river-ship’s windows at Blaye citadel, brooding on a crag like a set for Game of Thrones.
Later, we walk its wind-whipped ramparts, then explore the corniche along the Gironde Estuary, knobbly with ancient harbour villages. This is my overture to a river cruise that soon provides an entire opera of culture and fine cuisine.
I’m sailing aboard Uniworld’s on a gentle meander
