Jennifer is only here for seven days and it’s her first visit to “La Belle France” so we’re trying to make the most of her time here.
We settled on a visit to Carcassonne for today, Thursday, May 9th ... the weather man is promising sunshine!
Twice in one week Monsieur Honey & I visited with the grand Dame Carcas.
She stood out in her glory against the blue, blue skies today.
(If you want some history on Carcassonne read the post “Legends and Cars of Carcassonne” posted on May 15th.)
We strolled thru the inner cobble-stoned streets flanked by the many tourist shops in the medieval Cité.
Some are your typical “Disney” type selling traditional souvenirs, however, there are some more interesting boutique shops.
This shop’s owner provided excellent service and his merchandise was of good quality.
Monsieur Honey typically doesn’t like to wear anything with advertisement, but here he made an exception with a “Carcassonne” T-shirt.
We later wandered around the outside of the inner walls ...which provided views of the other Carcassonne.
Panoramic view over the “new town” below.
The rest of our day was spent in the Place Carnot area.
We found a table in the square to enjoy some lunch in the sunshine, followed by some retail therapy at the boutique shops.
The fountain in the square ...
My companions look happy after some great tasting food while catching some rays in the glorious sunshine.
Tapas for lunch ... delicious!
My companions look happy after some great tasting food while catching some rays in the glorious sunshine.
The restaurant front we sat in the square opposite ...
The square is surrounded by apartment buildings with interesting architectural details and fancy railings.
Lamppost in the square ...
As I finish this post this morning, I realize that a week ago today we were heading back to the airport in Toulouse for Jennifer’s return flight.
Time goes so quickly ...
I’ll be back with more of our travels with Jenn to Narbonne, Cerét, Bram, Mirepoix and Gruissan.
Such a pretty basket of flowers ...
