Carcassonne

After the tour I had the day to explore Carcassonne.

Quite by accident, I found my self entering the city by a little used windy stair case away from the busy main gates. Approaching Carcassonne this way was made the experience somehow more authentic, than using the "tourist trap" main gates as I did later on.

The medevil city is very pretty and it was easy to imagine my self strolling down the streets of Storm Wind in the World of Warcraft, or as a character in Assassin's creed. The awnings in this scene made me think of bouncing around like I was in a platform game.

There were many vendors of weaponry, and I almost rose to the purchase of a sword, but was concerned about problems at customs.
In the evening I had a meal of a local, medevil dish "casoulette".

Tragedy struck though, as somewhere in the hustle and bustle of the city the duck and I were separated.

I think that nothing might epitomize feeling silly quite so much as wandering a fortified town in search of one's duck and having the words "small pastique duck" spat back at you by the matredie of the restaurant where you ate, after inquiring if it had been found. Despite many hours of searching I was unable to reunite with the duck. I feel quite sad about that.

Searching around for the duck, I found that the city had a pleasant feel to it at night. This is the main square, which has only restaurants and bars on it, providing pleasant aromas.Read more