Well after a brilliant time in montpellier, Im now in Carcasonne. Montpellier was really cool, met loads of people in the hostel so had a night in a dodgy "latino" bar; got to go out into the country and swim in a river miles from anywhere. Very pretty. Also Montpellier is one of those great European cities thats really alive at night. Saw breakdancers in the street one night, very amusing.
At Carcasonne the hostel is right inside the walled medieval part of the city. Its gorgeous from the outside and the little streets inside certainly have an appeal, even if they do come across as a bit disneyland-y sometimes due to being quite touristy. I think all the buildings are authentic though and Im hoping to get some good photos this evening when its lit by the setting sun.
Saw the tour de france today cause it set off from Carcasonne this morning. Didnt actually realise it was here till I arrived here last night and heard some people talking about it. Got talking to a few people in the common room in the youth hostel till about 2am and found out where to go and stuff. Stood around for about 2 hours, and then the cyclists shot past in about 12 seconds. Wild. Got some photos though. I just set the camera to continuous shooting, held down the shutter and pointed it at the road. They go by too fast to think about doing anything else. Was very jealous of the photographers going past on the back of motorbikes, keeping up with the cyclists.
Now im about to take a walk around the main part of Carcasonne, looking for somewhere that will sell a cheap sweater since I left mine in Montpellier :/
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Look at it this way, less stuff to carry.
Hello, Jaymee. You might be marching through France (with my luck, Carcasonne is in Peru), but your brief mention of a blog in the forums has got me marching through all the Worthian blogs out there. It's opened up a world I didn't know existed.
Don't these people ever shut up? Honestly, I've never encountered so many egos that need airing all at once. You've got a built-in audience. Still, thank you for your accidental link to my new most recent exploration, and return home safely. I'll follow your travels from here.
All the best,
Tiddly
Did you make it to the old town/supermarket in carcasonne? :-)
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