Fasthotel Carcassonne
ZI de la Bouriette - Allee G. de Roberval 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
... we both had the cassoulet - it seems as though Carcassonne's version is white beans with a leg of duck and a pork sausage. And then we finished off with Ile Flottante - sweet meringue floating in a sea of custard and drizzled with caramel - for dessert. PERFECTION. This was all I needed when eating in France. It makes much more sense to do it at lunch than dinner!!
Stuffed to overflowing, we headed back to the chateau ...
Road Trippin'
... star hotel, but the reviews were nothing but positive. The rooms were basically small apartments with separate bedroom and living space, and they also had kitchen facilities in the apartment. And all this for only E5 more than the F1! It turned out to be an awesome place to stay - very spacious for baby to play in, a separate room to put baby down to sleep in, a kitchen where we could heat up the Thanksgiving dinner leftovers ...
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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