Thursday 24th September - The Tilt Yard

Once we were through the two massive gates we came into this courtyard area between the two walls called the Tilt Yard.
There was a wagon set up for tourists and connected to the wagon were two horses, like Clydesdales so Jannie thought it would be a good idea to hitch a ride so to speak.
We got on board and sat next to a family of 3 kids and mum and dad from Brisbane and away the horses went. I'm sure they knew the way and the driver gave us a history of the place in French that had a lot of dates in it.

The Tilt Yard is as the result of external ramparts being built outside the walls in the 13th century and is the name for the space between the walls. It measures 1 km in circumference and was made level at the time the second wall was built.
From the 17th century onwards the poorest residents built their homes on this area until their homes were destroyed during the restoration of the Cite in the 19th Century.

The horse ride was a bit of a waste of time and money but saved us walking up the Tilt Yard.