Friday 10 August 2018
We have had a huge travel day. Up at 6.30 and after a 20 minute walk to the bus station, caught our first flix bus from Barcelona to Toulouse at 8.30am. Arrived at 3pm and just missed the train to Carcassonne. Mastered the ticket machine and waited an hour till the next train.
Finally arrived in Carcassonne at 5pm but then couldn’t find the hostel which turned out to be inside the castle walls. I had stupidly assumed that the inside of the castle walls was the attraction you have to pay for.
Thanks to the help of some nice Spanish men on holidays who gave us their map, we finally arrived at 6.10pm.
Out to dinner of beer and mussels for me and margarita pizza and apple juice for Kate.
Certainly living it up tonight with disposable sheets at the youth hostel - a first for both of us!!!
Sounds like an awful day. Our memories of Carcassonne are not pleasant. The heavens opened and we were drenched by torrential rain. We were glad to leave. Things must improve. Love mum,dad
ReplyDeleteA very long travel day indeed! Never experienced disposable sheets. Do I want to??? Bet you also found Alastair's "interesting" pillows as well!
ReplyDeletePillows are fine but I hated the sheets! I'll be using my sleeping sheet tonight. Love Kate xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip! A sleeping sheet is a good idea. Other than the sheets, the hostel seems to have good reviews and be an accommodation bargain in the old city.
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