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PhotoHunt – Flash

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12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 29th 2012

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After the Storm

12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 28th 2012

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The Porte d’Aude Gate from Within

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 27th 2012

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The Porte d’Aude Gate from Outside the City Walls

12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 26th 2012

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Architecture 100 :: 21 – Carcassonne

The walled city (La Cite) of Carcassonne was built on the site of a former Roman fortress.  The city is protected by two heavily fortified walls and has no less than 52 towers and barbicans. In medieval times Simon de Montfort led crusades against the Albigensians (Cathars) whom the Catholic Church had branded as [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 23rd 2012

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My First Steps into the Walled City

On arrival in Carcassonne you will remember that I was impressed with the view from my hotel room.  I was even more impressed when I took a stroll after dinner on the evening I arrived.  The sight as the city presented itself was spectacular and on entering into the city the narrow streets were buzzing [...]

20 Comments CherryPie on Jun 20th 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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