| We are in the medieval city of
Carcassonne, staying inside the fortified walls. It's beautiful
and sunny; around 29°c or so. |
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| Carcassonne 3/9/97 |
| Taken from the old 13th century bridge, this
picture shows the fortress of Carcassonne which commands a view of the entire valley |
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| Carcassonne 3/9/97 |
Carcassonne 3/9/97 |
| A view from the ramparts, looking towards the 11th centure
castle. |
Inside the city, at night. You can really get the feeling
of what it was like 900 years ago here! |
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| Carcassonne 3/9/97 |
Carcassonne 3/9/97 |
| The view from our hotel view, just after sunset, with the
castle silhouetted in the foreground. |
Tracy got into the spirit of things with a court-jester's
cap. |
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| Carcassonne 3/9/97 |
Carcassonne 3/9/97 |
| From the "lices" -- the space between
the inner and outer walls of the fortifications. |
Also from the "Lices". |
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| 4 September - Leaving
Carcassonne, we headed north west to the town of Cahors, which is north of Toulouse. On
the 5th of September, we journeyed still further north to the town of Rocamadour, a town
dating back to the middle ages which is perched on a cliff face. |
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| Rocamadour 5/9/97 |
Rocamadour 5/9/97 (b/w) |
| The view of Rocamadour is breathtaking. |
Inside the town, which seems to just grow out of the rock. |
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| Rocamadour 5/9/97 |
| Does anybody know what this is?
There are lots of them in all sizes, they are like tiny shacks, obviously very old, and
are all over the countryside in this region of France. |
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| Cahors 6/9/97 |
Cahors 6/9/97 |
| 6 September - Saturday is Market Day in
Cahors, so we walked about the square, and made some purchases of our own. |
The fish sellers were banished to one corner of the
market. |
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| Cahors 6/9/97 |
Cahors 6/9/97 |
| Inside the covered market hall. |
The fortified bridge over the river Lot, Cahors. |
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