Recent Posts Tagged With 'la rochelle'

• Ile de Ré

  Posted on Thursday July 17th, 2008 at 15:10 in la rochelle

  Ile de ré. L'île blanche. The white island....

• Saint Martin de Ré

  Posted on Tuesday July 8th, 2008 at 15:28 in la rochelle

  Saint Martin de Ré, friendly harbour of the island. A fisherman's friend ?...

• Ars en Ré

  Posted on Sunday July 6th, 2008 at 17:10 in la rochelle

  Ile de Ré. With the black tip of its bell tower, the church in Ars en Ré puts the lost sheep back on the right path and guides lost ships to its harbor....

• La Rochelle's Harbour

  Posted on Sunday December 23rd, 2007 at 11:04 in la rochelle

  La Rochelle's old harbour used to be protected by two big towers, tour de la Chaîne and tour Saint-Nicolas. It's a great feeling to sail in beetwen them after a rough cruise, because on the other side, your friends are waiting for you in nice bars ...

• Chains

  Posted on Saturday December 22nd, 2007 at 10:06 in la rochelle

  Seen from offshore, the tour de la Chaîne seems to gush out of the water. The big stone building was built in 1390 to hold one side off a huge chain which was used to stop boats from coming in the harbour....

• Fish Market in La Rochelle

  Posted on Wednesday December 19th, 2007 at 08:47 in la rochelle

  Fish market in La rochelle. The building is surounded by tiny bars where the locals go. Depending on the time of the day, they'll drink a glass of white wine, a cognac or a pineau des charentes. The rooms are sometime so small that they only have jus...