One strikingly negative thing about Bordeaux is drunk people harassing tram passengers. Yesterday was already forth or fifth time when I observed such a scene – a drunk person, barely standing on his feet, enters the tram and starts leaning on nearby...

Riding along the tram tracks is the mark of Bordeaux bicyclists. Riding on a sidewalk is prohibited (unlike in Israel), whereas riding in the driveway is suicidal (very much like in New York). The tram tracks, on the other hand, are just a part of the...