Carcassonne was the next town on the trip. This is the place that I really wanted to go to before I left France. I had heard nothing but good things about it and wanted to check it out. Apparently in July it is jam packed with tourists. By jam packed, it literally gets ful
l because it is a walled medieval city. There are about four hotels in the walls, and one of them has suites that go for 1600 euros a night. Not exactly in my price range. Thankfully, in November it is much easier to get a room at a reasonable price, and while the city was not deserted, it wasn't too crowded to enjoy. We were there on Nov 11, which is a free day for the French. This had virtually no bearing on our stay except that the castle was closed and a few restaurants were closed, but it didn't stop us from enjoying the city. We didn't really do much except explore. There were no "must-see" sights, so we wandered the city walls both during the day time and at night, we saw the church, we shopped in the little stores and we had a drink at the 5-star hotel. The had a really neat bar area in a library. Their resta
urant was open on Nov 11, but the meal was 130 euros. Right. We ate across the street and it was scrumptious. The best part about Carcassonne was that we just relaxed and enjoyed being on vacation.
l because it is a walled medieval city. There are about four hotels in the walls, and one of them has suites that go for 1600 euros a night. Not exactly in my price range. Thankfully, in November it is much easier to get a room at a reasonable price, and while the city was not deserted, it wasn't too crowded to enjoy. We were there on Nov 11, which is a free day for the French. This had virtually no bearing on our stay except that the castle was closed and a few restaurants were closed, but it didn't stop us from enjoying the city. We didn't really do much except explore. There were no "must-see" sights, so we wandered the city walls both during the day time and at night, we saw the church, we shopped in the little stores and we had a drink at the 5-star hotel. The had a really neat bar area in a library. Their resta
urant was open on Nov 11, but the meal was 130 euros. Right. We ate across the street and it was scrumptious. The best part about Carcassonne was that we just relaxed and enjoyed being on vacation.
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