Day 4. Our final day! I feel like our visit has been no where near long enough. This is going to be a slightly dull blog entry, as we didn't really do much other than mooch and wander in the sunshine, soaking up the Carcassonne atmosphere for the last time. We went to La Cité again in the morning and veered away from the main tourist traps to explore as many nooks and crannies as we could find. It really is a beautiful place, especially today as the weather was...

Day 3. Our third day started with another charming breakfast at the hotel, and the weather was a bit breezier and cooler today. Still got my shorts on and got my legs out though, obvs! We had a mooch around town after breakfast, and this place really comes alive in the daytime especially on a Saturday it seems. It was really bustly and there was a brill market at the Place Carnot (scene of the burnt cassoulet crime!). It was a fruit and veg market with a couple ...

Day 2. After a very comfortable sleep we started the day with some brekkie in the shady hotel garden. It was a classic, elegant affair with bread and jams and fruit in the cool courtyard. Feeling replete, we set off on our exciting expedition to the medieval city, which is about a 15 minute walk from our hotel. Which doesn't seem far, but today was Hotter. Than. The. Sun. So naturally I could wring out my shirt by the time we got to the top of the hill, but luck...

Day 1. Nothing Toulouse... Bonjour! Bienvenue! We have arrived in Carcassonne. The journey was a little bit of a schlep...We flew into Toulouse, and then got the bus from the airport to the train station, and then got the train from Toulouse to Carcassone, and then walked from the train station to the hotel...but it was ok! The train journey was slightly anxious though as we hadn't validated our tickets. In France you are supposed to punch your tickets in a litt...