Au Royal Hotel Carcassonne
22 Boulevard Jean Jauras Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, 11000, France
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Spontaneous Decision
Most spontaneously I found myself booking a flight to the Canary Islands, the idea being to join my friend Laughing Anna on her winter trip to the hippy island of La Gomera.
The appeal was the vision of staying for the xmas holiday in a cave on a remote ...
Storming the Castle
... residences above. There is a cathedral that previously hosted a monestary next door. There's an inner, higher wall, then an outer wall surrounded, at least on the side that's not next to a cliff, by a moat (now just grass). Then inside, along the back wall of the city sits the chateau, where the viscount or lord or whatever kind of ruler of the time would have lived with his family (or perhaps a lonely prince who was ...
Magnifique visiteurs a Lagrasse
... Inclement weather and a flood warning kept us indoors for most of their visit but the skies managed to clear for an afternoon boat trip on the Canal du Midi and a visit to the quaint Cathar town of Minerve (which Simon de Montfort laid siege to in the 13th century).
The weather wasn’t much better for Janine’s brother Stuart and his girlfriend Lou’s stay but they seemed ...
Life in Lagrasse
... a bunch of locals in the back of a cafe. It was edge-of-the-seat stuff but the Frenchies held their heads high and applauded their team which, despite a narrow loss, put in a much better performance than anyone had expected.
We also enjoyed a lovely farewell lunch with Kate, Roger and their daughter Maddy which morphed into a riotous table tennis championship and guitar jamming session - c'est la vie!
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Abandoned dog to Carcassonne
... In the morning walking the dog I found fresh sweet ripe figs and some black Muscat grapes, which accidentally fell into a spare poo bag! We also stopped at Homps for bread and a coffee – nothing much had changed in 4 years except the wine Co-op had a new sign........ So the wait was meant to be.
The further north along the canal we go the better it gets – I didn’t like the commercialism of the Med much. As we headed towards Carcassonne we made ...



