Chateau de Goulaine across the moat

in side the courtyard of Chateau de Goulaine

one of the magnificent fireplaces

gardens of Chateau de Goulaine taken through a window

in the butterfly house

Nantes Cathedral

inside the cathedral

Tomb of Duke Francis II, Duke of Brittany

Castle of the Dukes of Brittany

inside the castle - a view of the cathedral just opposite the walls

another view over the walls to the outside

Nantes street scene

leaving Nantes - the riverside

Arch of Germanicus, Saintes

looking across the Charente river

looking back to the arch

the market by the walls of the Cathedral

Cathedral of St Peter

inside the cathedral

entrance to the Chateau La Roche Courbon

gardens of Chateau La Roche Courbon

WW2 submarine bunker at La Pallice - the deep water port for La Rochelle

arriving in Bordeaux

view from the ship

Bordeaux street scenes

Bordeaux street scenes

Bordeaux street scenes

Bordeaux street scenes

our ship moored for the night

St Emilion, looking down from the church

market place

the street down ...

the street up ....

looking across the rooftops

Chateau Ambe Tour Pourret - the grape crop

maturing the 2013 wines

on the second morning we left Bordeaux in light drizzle and set sail for Dover