Carcassonne
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bessi_cToday we'll visit Carcassonne - La Cité Médiévale.
It is a fortified town founded in the 5th century and restored in 1853. It is in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Maybe because this is a restored site we (I traveled with my friend and her children) didn't feel the atmosphere of ancient times..with the exception of the first view of the city on the hill. Later, on our way back to Bordeaux we saw (by chance) another Middle Age city which impressed us much more although it was not as majestic as Carcassonne. The photos will follow in the next post.
1. This is Carcassonne the first time we saw it. From this point it seems that time stopped behind the thick walls...
Well, not really -))
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City walls are tall and thick.
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People live in La Cité...See this back/front? yard
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Each dove knows its place-)))
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Ville Basse, the newer part of the city, can be seen from the walled city
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Another peaceful corner. These restored walls do not remember the Romans -))
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Agnies, Can/QC plush cat, travelled with us
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Carcassonne is not colorful, it is more like a stone labyrinth where one can sometimes find a bright flower or....
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colorful people
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Agnies pretends to be local
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My first try in blur
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A sad girl in a candy store???
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It is a fortified town founded in the 5th century and restored in 1853. It is in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Maybe because this is a restored site we (I traveled with my friend and her children) didn't feel the atmosphere of ancient times..with the exception of the first view of the city on the hill. Later, on our way back to Bordeaux we saw (by chance) another Middle Age city which impressed us much more although it was not as majestic as Carcassonne. The photos will follow in the next post.
1. This is Carcassonne the first time we saw it. From this point it seems that time stopped behind the thick walls...
Well, not really -))
2.
3.
City walls are tall and thick.
4.
5.
6.
People live in La Cité...See this back/front? yard
7.
Each dove knows its place-)))
8.
Ville Basse, the newer part of the city, can be seen from the walled city
9.
10.
11.
Another peaceful corner. These restored walls do not remember the Romans -))
12.
13.
Agnies, Can/QC plush cat, travelled with us
14.
15.
16.
17.
Carcassonne is not colorful, it is more like a stone labyrinth where one can sometimes find a bright flower or....
18.
colorful people
19.
20.
21.
22.
Agnies pretends to be local
23.
24.
25.
My first try in blur
26.
27.
A sad girl in a candy store???
28.
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