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August 14th 2006

Published: August 16th 2006

Simone went back to work this morning, so I decided to spend the day touring La Cité de Carcassonne. La Cité is a restored fortified medieval city in Carcassonne, France. Not just a castle, mind you, but an entire city including a castle, basilica, hotel, shops, residences, etc. I couldn’t get a picture of the entire city (I would have needed a view from much further away), but you can see ... Read Full Entry

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The Barbican

This is a platform in the shape of a half-circle where defenders would assemble in preparation for a sortie.

Walkway to the Castle

Castle Courtyard

This is the courtyard, just inside the castle.

Castle (Museum)

The castle now holds a museam with a number of medieval artifacts and pieces of art.

Castle (Museum)

Homage to Kokopelli

A resident street performer in the city. If you get the reference in the title (congrats).

Ordinary Door?

While up on this ledge take a pic, I leaned angainst this door and it started to open. Apparently it was accidentally left open, but only led to a small storage area. Unfortunately, I forgot to check for secret passage.

Other Residents

Just some of the locals.

Crucifix

A crucifix in one of the gardens near a square.

Window

Window

Statue

Statue

16th August 2006

Jamie
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Unreal
These images are great- places like this really do exist! And you found Kokopelli too. Looks just like him. Now I know I HAVE to go to France.

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