Monday 29 September 2008

Bouin, Poitou Charente (France)

After many months spending our spare time in the UK it was time to dust off the pasports and return to the joys of flying Ryanair.

Brenda & David were in week three of their time doing home exchanges in France and we joined them at home number two just outside of the tiny town of Bouin.

While we weren't away for very long, we managed to enjoy lots of sun, great food, heaps of cheese and some rather neat churches.

Again, photos are to tell most of the story...


Flying over Fracne


Ke he he


Entering Bouin - so small it does not even have it's own bakery!


La Rochelle Market


La Rochelle Market - Check out the heads on the birds


La Rochelle harbour


Paul on the city walls in La Rochelle


Amy with her feet in the Atlantic


Paul having post lunch icecream


Amy trying to self-portrait with her icecream


Church in the countryside





Complete with griffins


Outside the same church


Walking in the countryside





Yum


Another small church


Stained glass


15th Century paintings in the church











The counrtyside was full of not so sunny sun flowers - must've been rather spectacular a few weeks ago.





Poitiers - Eglises de Notre Dame





Eglises de Notre Dame - with very colourful paintings inside




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