Our last day in Carcassonne. The freezing winds have finally eased and it is a stunningly sunny and crisp 10 degrees. We walk extensively around and through the new (relatively) city and look at real estate....mmmmm? You can buy an apartment with views to the medieval city for around 70-80000 euro and rent fsimilar for around 650per month. We head back to our accommodation to gather our packed lunch: fresh baguette bread with cheese and meats and some local Prov...

Early rise as we get ready to leave Paris, a city we failed to strongly connect with, in order to head south to Carcassonne. The Paul Kelly song about cities keeps coming into our heads as we walk along the early morning streets of Paris. We have chosen to take an early metro given that we are lugging stupid oversized bags and the metro is so incredibly hectic at peak times. We arrive early at Gare de Lyon and try to locate our train platform. The German rail n...