The city of Carcassonne is dominated by the feudal castle of the Trencavel family. It was built on the Roman wall in the early 12th century. The watchtower was raised and the defences were strengthened with crenelations before the crusades against the Cathars took place. In 1266, Carcassonne was annexed to the domain of the [...]
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The Count’s Castle
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 10th 2012
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Resident of Carcassonne
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 9th 2012
All that you send into the lives of others comes back into your own.
Edwin Markham (1852- 1940)
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2012
It was rather dark inside the Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse which meant that the only photos I managed to take were of the two magnificent rose windows.
As I entered the church I heard some beautiful choral music from a male quartet. It was all too brief but it has left a lasting memory…
6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 7th 2012
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PhotoHunt – Zany
I did a double take when I arrived back at the car after stopping off for a refreshing cup of tea on a long journey home. The ram had mysteriously buckled his seat belt!!!
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out Whistlestop PhotoHunt.
18 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2012
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Archway
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 5th 2012
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Basilique Saint-Nazaire-et-Saint-Celse
12 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2012
