Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 25, 2023 Author #426 Share Posted May 25, 2023 (edited) The people of Narbonne and Beziers are eternally grateful to Paul Riquet because he designed and oversaw completion of the canals that connect Mediterranean to Toulouse, effectively giving the French a direct connection for water transport from Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean. He built locks on top of locks that allowed a boat carrying goods to travel downhill. Edited May 25, 2023 by IntrepidFromDC 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 25, 2023 Author #427 Share Posted May 25, 2023 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 25, 2023 Author #428 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Narbonne 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 25, 2023 Author #429 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Narbonne Marche. The Thursday market in Narbonne has grown over the centuries and now has exterior market shops in the hundreds. Amazing window shopping especially the food. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 25, 2023 Author #430 Share Posted May 25, 2023 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 25, 2023 Author #431 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Romulus and Remus... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted May 25, 2023 #432 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Looks like a great place to graze…. EM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balcony bound Posted May 26, 2023 #433 Share Posted May 26, 2023 I have no idea how you are going to survive on cruise ship food. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted May 26, 2023 #434 Share Posted May 26, 2023 2 hours ago, balcony bound said: I have no idea how you are going to survive on cruise ship food. He can keep the credit card in his pocket. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TravelBluebird Posted May 26, 2023 #435 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Love the market photos; we are excited about the market in Barcelona! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 26, 2023 Author #436 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Dinner at Chez Seraphine was great, moules and cod with egg and garlic aioli. The cat is her actual cat. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 26, 2023 Author #437 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Walking from Seraphine to the pub. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rare ninjacat123 Posted May 26, 2023 #440 Share Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) Wow! That is some kitty! A hairless sphinx cat or simply old? Or both? Edited May 26, 2023 by ninjacat123 looked up hairless cat :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted May 26, 2023 #441 Share Posted May 26, 2023 1 hour ago, ninjacat123 said: Wow! That is some kitty! A hairless sphinx cat or simply old? Or both? Hand wash only. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 26, 2023 Author #442 Share Posted May 26, 2023 7 hours ago, ninjacat123 said: Wow! That is some kitty! A hairless sphinx cat or simply old? Or both? I asked if it was one of those hairless Egyptian cats and her reply surprised me..."I ordered her from Washington DC " 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 26, 2023 Author #443 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Carcassonne was an early walled city built by the Romans in the 300s, not too long before the fall of Rome. Notice it's actually a walled city inside a walled city. There's an inner wall and exterior wall... (this aerial view from a drone is the only way to appreciate that there are two walls, and was borrowed from the internet, since Cite Carcassonne is the highest thing around, I couldn't use my own pic). 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 26, 2023 Author #444 Share Posted May 26, 2023 King Louie IV and Phillip III of the Kingdom of France built the outer walls in the 1200s and it withstood every attack. Legend says Charlemagne gave up and left after a lengthy assault. The inner walls were built by the Romans in the 300s. This is the best pic I could manage showing both walls... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 26, 2023 Author #445 Share Posted May 26, 2023 A bunch of pics from just walking around the exterior, which took an hour and 20 minutes. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 26, 2023 Author #446 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Carcassonne is the largest walled medieval city in Europe. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 26, 2023 Author #447 Share Posted May 26, 2023 The drawbridge 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted May 26, 2023 #448 Share Posted May 26, 2023 6 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said: King Louie IV and Phillip III of the Kingdom of France built the outer walls in the 1200s and it withstood every attack. Legend says Charlemagne gave up and left after a lengthy assault. The inner walls were built by the Romans in the 300s. This is the best pic I could manage showing both walls... Brings to mind that movie quote "have fun storming the castle!". Not so much fun here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene56 Posted May 26, 2023 #449 Share Posted May 26, 2023 following along because I just want to know 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 26, 2023 Author #450 Share Posted May 26, 2023 The walled city still has 300 residents, two hotels, two schools and a ton of tourist stuff, including lousy serrano ham sammiches. Note the souvenir shop with the Knight who says NI! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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