PS: I am still struggling with my internet connection (even after the service provider rebooted everything today)… My connection worked perfectly until the service provider had a serious problem (which resulted in melt down last weekend), now my connection to the internet only works intermittently and only on some devices. Sadly my desk top [...]
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Carcassonne – Day Five
Sadly it was now time to say goodbye to Carcassonne and return to the airport for the journey back home. We took a leisurely drive along the A roads and stopped off in the quaint town of Saint-Papoul in order to visit the abbey. We then continued our journey and stopped at Castelnaudary where [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2012
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Carcassonne – Day Four
The day started out with some very persistent and irritating mobile phone calls and texts. Unfortunately I wasn’t close enough to the canal, once again I had the urge to surgical remove the phone and dispose of it!! After breakfast I retired to the hotel garden with my camera until the phone calls stopped.
After that [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2012
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Last Minute Arrangements
I invite you to join me at Vision & Verb where I share my recent experience of booking a holiday to Carcassonne and the obstacles and fun that I encountered whilst trying to book that holiday.
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2012
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Carcassonne – Day Three
After a day walking around the walled city we had a change of scenery and ventured out along the narrow roads into the beautiful Rousillon – Languedoc countryside. This involed a drive up to Rennes-Le-Chateau, which is where the view in this photo was taken. The road was a little nerve racking due [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2012
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Carcassonne – Day Two
The whole day was spent in and around the walled citadel. This involved walking around the entire circuit around the outside of the walls, exploring inside the walls, a visit to Saint-Nazaire Cathedral and the castle. I will be posting more fully about all these places soon.
This heavy walking schedule caused my shoes to rub [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2012
