We finally got to go to Carcassonne...it has been on our list of things we wanted to do for a while, but always a bit expensive. It is a world heritage listed site, originally roman, then visigothic, then moorish, then Frankish. Seat of the Cathar heresy and captured during the crusade against the Cathars in 1209. French kings maintained it as a fortified town against spain, but it pretty much got ignored when the border moved to the pyrenees. Extensively restored in the 19th century. Fortunately it wasnt really important after the invention of cannon or there probably wouldnt be so much of it left.
Just the sort of thing we enjoy. Kids dont mind the odd medieval walled town either! J was only just able to get on the plane after a friday visit to the doctor to get antibiotics, but that may have been a mistake as he was sick the whole time we were there. M developed a high temperature just in time to get on the plane back to Cambridge and little M is down with it today! So far I have escaped.
They were desperate to go on the merry go round, we finally relented at the end. There seems to be one of these in every french tourist town.
Little M was very excited when we saw this little fellow on our last adventure...some sort of water rat, about the size of a chihuahua.
If all get over there diseases we might go to legoland sunday/monday.
1 comment:
Very jealous. Where are you spending summer break this year?
Jen
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