This is a day time view of les lices (this lists) that were shown in the previous post. The lists is the area between the inner and outer city walls and is the place where knights took part in competitions and jousting, hence the name.
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19 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 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
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Carcassonne – Day One
The journey to Bristol airport was quick and easy, the roads were clear and there was no traffic. Booking into the silver zone airport parking area was also painless despite a confusing message from the attendant saying the car park was full and we would have to wait for a space. There were lots of [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 13th 2012
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A Room With a View
Apart from a fleeting glance while traveling on the motorway, this was the first view I had of the walled city of Carcassonne. It was presented to me through the window of my hotel room. How lucky can a girl get
PS: More on the holiday will follow soon. I am getting [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2012
