The main site in the town centre is the church of Notre-Dame-La-Grande of Romanesque architecture with a decorative facade.
The inside of the church is rather small. The distinctive feature are the colourful columns with geometric designs. The dim lighting does not show this well in photos.
From here, it was a ride straight to La Rochelle, the port on the Atlantic Coast. We walked along the coast towards the old port area.
The harbour is guarded by two towers.
Nearby is the massive stone gate (Gate of the Giant Clock) that leads into the old town.
Around the area are restaurants,
and many temporary stores, this being a Sunday.
The main attraction was a potter (Harry?), especially for children.
Soon it was time for lunch and we had ours in one of the many restaurants facing the sea front. My wife had a sea-food platter as she wanted to try the oysters but she did not find them exceptional while I had mussels. I suppose for a cheap, formule meal, one should not expect much.
We still had some time after lunch to explore the old town.
We could not get inside the Cathedral (St. Louis) as it was closed for lunch.
I find that Hornfleur is more charming and the mussels tasted better, maybe I did not pick the right restaurant. From La Rochelle, we continued our journey to Bordeaux to spend the night.
Ronald Kwok.
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