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Carcassonne Day 1
Carcassonne Day 1 Saturday 30 September Travelled to Carcassonne by train from Albi via Toulouse on Friday. As always, Saturday is market day. It’s the best time to arrive into
Carcassonne Day 1 Saturday 30 September Travelled to Carcassonne by train from Albi via Toulouse on Friday. As always, Saturday is market day. It’s the best time to arrive into
Albi Day 7 Friday 29th September Today is farewell to Albi, but there are still a few things to share. Our apartment, located in a 12th century private mansion was
Albi Day 6 Thursday 28th September After traveling as a band of 3 for the last 3 weeks, it changed today as we farewelled Sue. She caught the train to
Albi Day 5 & Musee de la Mode Wednesday 27th September Albi has a fashion museum. It’s a private collection with a wide range of fashion and clothing collected from
Albi Day 5 – Cordes-sur-Ciel – Albi Wednesday 27th September It was an early start this morning to catch a local bus to Cordes-sur-Ciel, the village above the clouds, although
Albi Day 4 Tuesday 25th September A day to take things easy. I did a little bit of local exploring, popped into the other church, Saint Salvi which is even
Albi Day 3 Monday 25th September Today is all about Albi. I took a short tour to learn a little of the history. There is SO much history that it’s
Albi Day 2 & the Cathedral of Saint Cecilia Sunday 24th September Although construction of the Cathedral commenced at a similar time to the adjacent Berbie Palace, it took more
Albi Day 2 & The Berbie Palace Sunday 24th September The Berbie Palace or Bishop’s Palace dates back to 1228 with three major construction phases during that century. They were
As in the movie, but I just couldn’t find Owen Wilson, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zelda Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Gertrude Stein, Paul Gauguin, Henri de
Albi, Occitanie Saturday 23rd September Our apartment is opposite the covered market, which operates every day of the week. In addition a large produce market sets up every Saturday. So
Paris – Toulouse – Albi Friday 22 September A travel day today. Taxi from the Marais district to the train station at Paris Montparnasse. It’s about a 4-1/2 hour journey
Paris & the Royal Visit Friday 22nd September The presence of the emergency services is evident all day and night long. After describing Singapore as such a quiet city, by
Paris Day 6 Thursday 21st September It’s a rainy day today and umbrellas were necessary during the morning. Being our last full day in Paris we went our separate ways
Paris Day 5 Wednesday 20th September Our outing today was up to Montmartre. It’s a large hill on the northern side of Paris and historically home to artists, the Basilica
Paris Day 4 – Chateau de Versailles Tuesday 19th September Diane and I traveled about an hour out of Paris to the Palace of Versailles. Originally the old hunting pavilion
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