The knight who was defeated at the end.
fabulous jousting!
Raimond-Roger Trencavel and his wife. (Sally will know..!)
cool! Rowan was enthralled...
fell of his horse - next, hand to hand combat!
lots of places to shop
very busy, crowded little streets
fairy tale castle
the knight arrive - how's that Sally?
beautiful vieux bridge
they have such beautiful little churches, everywhere
here on the main street between clothing shops
and here before the medieval city
this is the L'Amour de Marie
we thought it a good place to stop for a bit..
Aude Gate
Carcassone market - fabulous!
we bought nuts and fruit
in the main square
lunch on the Giambetti Square
apres lunch
the lock filling so we rise to the next level
what a beautiful boat ride
Firstly, WOW Penny and Ken! What fabulous pictures of whale watching - and you saw one breach you luckies! Looks like a wonderful day! We'd love to see what everyone's been up to. Sally, I've been describing your Cook Island pictures with little success - we need to see them to believe that blue water! Please post some for us! Dave, we'll try to get onto My Space and watch your video tonight. We're dealing with a rather ancient computer here and no wireless. Thankful, always for small mercies:)
Carcassone is Rowan's dream come true..... We left early early - note the Bate girls woke up about 30 minutes after we left our little villa... Train to Carcassone and almost immediately booked a boat ride on the canal de midi. Very beautiful, tranquil and fulfilled all of our ideas of what a bateau on a canal would be - complete with two locks! Very cool!
A hot walk up the hill to the medieval city - absolutely breathtaking from the outside and a lot like a tourist place on the inside! It was at least 37 degrees out, so we bought tickets for the tourney de la chivalrie and watched a glorious hour long show in the shade. The knights looked hot, but they were very grand and the horses were fabulous!
We caught the next train home without seeing much more of the city as it was so hot and the Basilica was closed for renovations - we'll need to make another trip on a cooler day. Altogether, wonderful, hope you enjoy the pictures!
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