Wednesday 03/04/24
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| A stunning morning for our final walk! |
We finished off the house-sit on Monday evening and headed to a nearby hotel for the night. As we were close to Nimes, a city with a Roman history, we decided to drive in and visit, something we could never do with Bokkie.
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| The Roman amphitheatre |
The city centre had a lovely feel, with the amphitheatre and many other beautiful buildings in the central area. The fact that it was a sunny spring morning and all the trees were breaking out in leaf helped make it a lovely visit.
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| The Pradier fountain |
After lunch we headed onwards to our next overnight stop, just outside of the UNESCO heritage site in Carcassonne. The drive gave us wonderful views of the Pyrenees capped in snow.
We booked into the Good Knight hotel, right outside the chateau walls, a truly stunning location.
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| The Saint-Nazaire and Saint-Celse Basilica - records of it first appeared from 925 AD |
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| The huge stained-glass windows in the Basilica are magnificent |
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| Although 'touristy', the buildings are wonderful |
The chateau is fantastic and well worth the visit even though, like many of these ancient sites, it now survives off the tourist trade. Almost overwhelmed by the sheer number of restaurants on offer, we eventually found a tiny (reasonably authentic) place serving good food, and had a lovely regional meal.
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| I love an ugly gargoyle and the Basilica was covered with them |
Today we're heading off to Toulouse for a couple of nights before our next house-sit.
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