Spent a lovely morning at Carcassonne before heading to an airport hotel in Toulouse to be ready for our early morning flight to Venice tomorrow.
Carcassonne was all that we had hoped for. We had read that they have as many visitors as Mont Saint Michael each year and having spent two days there we are not surprised at all.
Had a very nice hostel breakfast of cereal, coffee, fresh baguette and jam and butter (for all of you who are hostel stayers you will recognize this as a typical breakfast) which was unlimited and then headed out to enjoy the Cite before the day tourists descended. In these places the best time is early or late.
I had wanted to walk the outside of the walls so we started there and then revisited the cathedral with fantastic stained glass. Sunday service today. Rewalked a lot of the town within the walls as well and then Kate got her hair braided while I window shopped.
Crepes for morning tea (Kate's with Nutella and mine with jam) before heading back to the hostel to pick up our packs. Kate had wanted to go to the jousting at 3pm but unfortunately the lack of trains from Carcassonne on a Sunday meant we couldn’t organise it. So walked to the main town (30 mins) and caught the 13.02 train (which actually left at 13.45) to Toulouse. Easily made the airport shuttle bus which Kate had discovered and arrived at the Ibis Styles Hotel around 4pm.
Mac Donalds for dinner (restaurant choices are limited here) and early showers and bed. Plane leaves at 7am tomorrow morning but breakfast starts at 4.30am so at least we won't be hungry.
No comments:
Post a Comment