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Carcassonne, hey hola Felix et Denis!
... redescend vers la gare, benben vient nous chercher avec son ami Mathieu! On se rend donc chez Mathieu, dans le fin fond des bois! mais tsé quand tu dis creux la, ben cetait creux! le gars a un vignoble ici, cest genial! sa maison date des annees 1700 qqc, on sarrete a sa cave a vin prendre qqls bouteilles et faire une ptite degustations de ce quil a dans ses cuves; cool! arrive a la maison, on fait connaissance avec sa copine et deux autres amis ...
The Mighty Pyrenees
Our temperature control this morning was 3.5 degrees so we rugged up as we were heading into the mountains. There was a light snow falling already. We stopped first at Puivert, a gorgeous village in the hills and then drove further into the mountains to visit Chateau de Montsegur which is where the last Cathars were defeated and 220 were burnt at the stake in the 1200s. When we ...
Carcassonne Medieval City
Yesterday we were walking around inT shirts - today it is raining, windy and very cold. Our destination was Carcassonne - a walled medieval city. On arrival, we were struck by how perfectly intact the walls and structure was but on entering, we realised that it had been turned into a tourist venue with shops and restaurants. Noone lives within ...
Exploring the Chateaus
... climb over very rocky terrain but spectacular at the top. Its history dates back to 938AD and was used as a fortress to oppose incursions from Spain until 1659. Craig and I roamed around the castle without any other visitors so it was quite amazing.
There are so many chateaus perched on so many mountain peaks in this region, and as spectacular as they are, two is enough!
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Country Roads of France
... lining the roadside. As we neared Quillan (pronounced key - arn) we entered a picturesque gorge. Amazing rock overhangs fell across the road and a rocky stream ran along the side of the road - really stunning.
Arrived at our accommodation, Le Jardin de Gorges, in the village of Belvianes et Cavirac, which sits at the base of the mountain range which is just outside our room. I think we will enjoy this.
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