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Showing posts with label our gite near Rochefort. Show all posts
Showing posts with label our gite near Rochefort. Show all posts

Thursday, 16 April 2026

Rochefort (20KM)


 Building for the rope making for the old sailing ships









'Pont Transbordeur' Great piece of engineering to cross the river avoiding the tall old sailing ships. 

Monday, 25 August 2025

Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Spring time at the gites and Landrais


Its warming up, the sun is out, the migratory birds are back, the landscape has turned to a nice shade of green and the flowers and trees are starting to show there true colours and blossom. I love this time of the year in the Charente Maritime.   

 

Tuesday, 28 May 2024

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Day of strikes in France



Yesterday was a national day of strikes, thousands took to the streets of the small town of Rochefort, Charente Maritime. Le president monsieur Sarkozy is raising the retirement age from 60 to 62yrs.