European Cruise - La Rochelle

The is the "stopping off" point for Bordeaux Wine country, so what else to do except take a a tour of the countryside and visit a vineyard.

After a ride around the countryside we ended up at Chateau Loudenne.

Wine in storage and some of their award winning wines.

Shot of the Vineyard grounds! The countryside is gorgeous.

Local farmer in the village of Gironde.

Veux Port in La Rochelle with its defensive towels. This shot shows only two of the three towers that was used to defend the city.

A view of the port from the village with the Tower of Saint Nicolas, the third defensive tower in the background.

Walkway with Saint-Nicolas Tower in the background.

One of the many side streets we walked.

The Cathedral of Saint Louis; constructed in 1742 and completed in 1762. It looks as though the cathedral isn't being used and is in a pretty bad state!

One of two light houses built in 1852; this one located in town and the other on in the port. Apparently both are still use today to guide sailors into the port.