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Paris for a day – The Arab Institute
Paris for a day – The Arab Institute Friday 6th October Parfums d’ Orient or Perfumes of the Orient
Paris for a day – the morning
Paris for a day – the morning Friday 6th October Our wanderings before breakfast at Shakespeare & Co. The bikes
Carcassonne – Montpellier – Paris
Carcassonne – Montpellier – Paris Thursday 5th October Farewell to Carcassonne. What was to be a travel day has now turned out to be a travel day and half the night. Th
Carcassonne Day 5 – Cabardes & Minervois
Carcassonne Day 5 – Cabardes & Minervois Wednesday 4th October We picked up our tour at the railway station and as it turned out we were the only ones on board the mini b
Carcassonne Day 5 & Saint Vincent Church
Carcassonne Day 5 Wednesday 4th October I returned to Saint Vincent’s church today. I am keen to solve the mystery of the bell ringing but so far I have been out of luck. The chu
Carcassonne Day 4 & Chateau Pennautier
Carcassonne Day 4 & Chateau Pennautier We caught a local bus out to the next village (5 kms) to the Chateau and treated ourselves to a fancy lunch at their vineyard. The course
Carcassonne Day 3
Carcassonne Day 3 Monday 2nd October We returned to the medieval fortress again today to be guided through the history of Carcassonne. It’s complicated.
Carcassonne
Carcassonne The bells ring out frequently throughout the day. On some occasions they are not just chiming the time. There are 47 bells and I have counted more than 150 chimes in on