Carcassonne! I’ve wanted to see it for so long. Kristian suggested we make that our day trip out of Narbonne, rather than try to take in Toulouse in too few hours. Excellent decision. Very easy to get to – but we were surprised by the prices for such a short ride (about $27 RT). Far better with an annual discount card I’ll get next stay.
We braved the tourist crowds to see the reconstructed fortified city. Beautiful church, stunning walls and parapets of course, but the intense tourism and countless souvenir shops make one visit quite enough, we thought.
We had lunch among the throngs, and of course every restaurant offered cassoulet, which was new to Kristian. What we had lay so heavy on our stomachs, I wonder if he will ever try it again. Unfortunate introduction.
