Saturday is market day in Carcassonne and to us Canadians this is always entertaining with a huge variety of stimulation covering all your senses, not always favourable. There are 3 market areas here and we did a quick tour until we just had to sit in the sun for a café. The weather was cooperating nicely with a clear blue sky at least to start. As anticipated hopefully yesterday we took the “petit train” on it’s circuit back to visit la cité. Today we learned a lot more about the medieval fortress on a self guided audio tour which dispelled some of the dismissive facts from our guide book. The restoration had been done very scientifically using the best methods available in the 1850s and has since been debated but in most cases verified. In any case we found it to be quite fascinating and a close look at history from the Romans on up. Whew – enough academia!
Now onwards and out to check the accuracy of the restaurant reviews from tripadvisor; wish us luck.
Late breaking news – tripadvisor had it right. Le Blé Noir crêperie was superb; Tara says her best meal so far (she ate half my desert!) but I am still leaning towards the cassoulet.
Cheaper than OJ but tough on hydration.
Occitan food truck.
Un cheval a emporter SVP.
Fabulous produce but no kitchen.
Wow, what a great purple that is!
Yes, we took the train.
La cité from the high speed train.
Escaped horses in disguise.
We ate this work of art.
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Hi George
Looks like you guys are having a good time. Just did Rideau Tour (Ottawa, Kingston and back) this weekend, so I feel your pain. Nothing like a day of rest and good food…
Wow, that’s almost half the distance of our tour. I hope you had time for a long lingering 4 course dinner somewhere.