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| Our route took us along some wonderful tree-lined "local" highways through Bordeaux |
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| Clearly timber is a product of this region |
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| We saw several water towers shaped like flat-topped mushrooms with antenna "farms" on top! Pretty clever! |
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| Our hotel (visible in the background) was right on the city square where groups played Boules (French version of Bocce) |
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| Just around the corner we found this broad boulevard bordering the old harbor, now the yacht basin |
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| These three towers form the basis of historic La Rochelle and were key to defense, harbor control, and navigation |
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| Looking back toward town, we saw the Church of the Holy Redeemer |
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| The Chain Tower controlled harbor access |
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| Nautical memorabilia is everywhere - My kind of town! |
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| A defensive parapet joins the Chain Tower to the Lighthouse, one of the oldest surviving in France |
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| This photo shows all three towers from the far end |
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| The waterfront walk was filled with restaurants, shops, and of course street performers |
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| . . . and glacée (gellato) shops! |
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| Up the way a bit, we came across this swimming beach. It was warm and sunny and some kids were in the water! |
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| A beautiful park is just across the street from the beach |
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| And street after street of neat little shops |
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| We were reluctant to leave this wonderful little town! |
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| The local hero is Victor-Guy Duperre, Mousse Capitaine Amiral (sic, I couldn't make up stuff this good!) |
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| A final shot of the rail station from just by our hotel |
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