Inter-Hotel Les Oliviers Carcassonne

... we bought dinner and wine and had a nice quite dinner in the hotel... <br>In the morning we went back to the city and took and Horse drawn carriage ride around the medival city, it was beautiful... and so was the weather!! later we walked back to the hotel, got our bags and headed back to the train station... oh, KB did some Luandry first, she finally smells nice... lol... just jokin, she smells fine! <br>From Carcassonne, we are going to Venice... talk to you then!<br><br>LW

... be really wierd to live in there where there are so many tourists and people coming to visit. The streets feel like it should be walking only, but the people who live inside drive their cars and motorbikes in...really strange. We went for a tour of the actual medeival castle that is still there and then walked around within the city. We had lunch at a cafe and spent most of the day just walking around the city. Then we headed back to the hotel for the ...

... to have it's effects: hands so frozen I was afraid I wouldn't be able to hold onto the much needed brakes anymore. <br><br>But then the drop in altitude began to work it's magic. Degree by degree, the air around us warmed , clouds began to dissipate, and the sun gained intensity giving me renewed strength. <br><br>To date, this is the only rainy day we've cycled in France (and it only lasted a few hours!). With optimism ...

... that belonged to a family in the 11th century. Then the French king took it over at some point and it was expanded in the 12th &amp; 13th centuries. At least, that's what Conrad gathered. It wasn't what I thought it would be. I expected it to just be a castle surrounded by buildings that we just got to walk through and look at. This was partly true. But, inside the ...

... Unfortunately when we got to the end of the wall I found myself 6ft up and struggling to find a way down! Particularly on a windy day wearing a knee length dress! I think I left some of my dignity behind at the Carcassone Old Town &#8211; some in the public loo and some on the wall! <br><br>We found some awesome biscuit shops and also had possibly my last French crepe. This time I went for the Grand Marnier which had sugar, Grand Marnier and orange juice. Yum! <br><br>After exploring ...

... for the longer distance. On some, they even have AC outlets. On arrival, There is not much to see. I take the but to the medieval city. As we approach this amazing castle appears. Far more spectacular than anything I have seen to date. It is huge. The castle walls are long, in great condition and imposing as they sit atop of the hill. The castle is a series of additions with the original wall being of Roman origin. As the town grew and as warfare changed the castle walls ...

... weather had clouded over and so we spent the evening inside the saloon playing games. Unfortunately, the girls comply dominated the boys at the 'name game' although they were significantly helped by Huw's performance - he was useless. One of his inspired clues was "one we had before", this was after 30mins of play and so could have been anything! Winky was not best impressed. 8th May - Narbonne As it was a French national holiday we used the opportunity to sleep in as nothing opened ...

... ne faceam probleme ca n-o sa fim lasati inauntru, probabil. Am aflat curand ca era "festival de la cite", tocmai era un spectacol de opera in seara asta, de acolo multimea de oameni la 4 ace care dadea buluc. Din pacate nu mai erau bilete. :( Sa nu uitam ca asta se intampla intr-un orasel ales la intamplare pe traseu. A fost impresionant, intreaga Franta pulseaza festivaluri, concerte, activitati! Am poposit in centrul fortaretei, intr-o ...

... seeing Carcassonne itself, which we did on Monday. Carcassonne is a Unesco World Heritage site, which is obvious from the outside, a small town surrounded by mediaeval walls and towers straight from a fairy tale. Inside should have been as good, but unfortunately the crowds, the billboards and the tacky shops let it down somewhat. Nevertheless it was well worth the trip. We have ...