We took a day trip to the port town of La Rochelle. The Beaudoins were originally Huguenots(Protestants) and came from an island just outside of the port called Ile de Re. The Huguenots had to flee France in the 1600s because of persecution from the Catholics and sailed to Canada. I would have liked to go to the island but we only had time for a day trip and had to head back to Paris. The original Beaudoin Manor on Ile de Re was burned to the ground and the foundation was buried according to legend.
The two towers stood on each side of the harbour and had a large chain between them that was raised at night.
A windmill we saw the next day on our way back to Paris
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