Anne’s view of Bordeaux, and the restaurant nearby, in La Bastide (meaning a fortified town from Medieval times), the former industrial district of Bordeaux.
Darwin Ecosystem fuses work, art, sport, food, shops, performance, and play. It provides space for hundreds of start ups, offer delicious food in the largest organic restaurant in France, offers desirable studio space for artists, and brings the community together. The site sits on an 8.6-acre former military base—1874 until 2004—that was abandoned. It’s transformation, with the fitting slogan “able to adapt,” is inspiring and has transformed Le Bastide. And why Darwin? As Director Phillipe Barre once explained, “Charles Darwin was the first modern ecologist who made us realize we are not anthropo-centered but bio-centered.” Darwin Ecosystem is Barre’s vision for being adaptive and making more with less. Pourquoi pas?
My walk back to the city center of Bordeaux over The Garonne River.
More photos Some days, the wind inhibits my audio recording. It did at Darwin today.
Tomorrow is a day to relax and recharge.
All for now.
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