MeganAndOwen
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Loving the pics! That parade looks really lovely. It's got me thinking about heading to DLP next year in Spring time to see it!
Something Old, Something New, Nothing Borrowed, Something Blue
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Flossbolna
Sea days are just so relaxing!
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The spring festival really looks amazing! And it seems like you had selected a very quiet day! When was it that you were there? Beginning of May?? I need to make a mental note that this is a good time to go!
What a shame that you did not enjoy Dreams! I am thinking your viewing location wasn't that good. I have found that I actually enjoy the show more when I am a bit further away as it gives me a better general view. I like to be in the area of the 8 o'clock position if the Castle is 12 o'clock.
What a shame that you did not enjoy Dreams! I am thinking your viewing location wasn't that good. I have found that I actually enjoy the show more when I am a bit further away as it gives me a better general view. I like to be in the area of the 8 o'clock position if the Castle is 12 o'clock.
PrincessInOz
Thanks for my avatar, Mary Jo!
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Love the Spring Festival pics....and the ones from IaSW!
Shame that Dreams didn't measure up.
Shame that Dreams didn't measure up.
dolphingirl47
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It ended up being pretty full, but I never had the feeling I was rushing around.
I got the ears when I was at Disneyland Paris in March.
I loved all those elements.
I had a wonderful time.
I needed to make this day count as this was the only mainstream Disney element on this trip.
I thought they were wonderful.
Thanks.
I had not even noticed that. At some stage the characters got out of their cars to walk around and meet people. Minnie and Mickey must have got into Donald and Daisy's car rather than their own.
No, there was definitely only one of each.
I was really surprised by this.
You caught a bunch of characters as well, great pictures
I ended up with a really nice mix of characters, rides and just enjoying my surroundings.
I am glad I finally got to see this.
It is. This is one of the two mini parades that they have for the Spring Festival.
I would recommend it. I am seriously considering renewing my annual pass and if I do, I will make sure to visit during the Spring Festival.
It really was.
I was actually quite surprised by this. Once I saw the opening times, I was a bit worried, but it all worked out.
2nd of May.
It is not that I did not enjoy it. I just felt that it did not live up to the hype. If I had not heard and read over and over again how amazing this is and that this is the best show Disney ever did, then my reaction may have been entirely different. It is a sweet show, but this is where it ends for me.
I keep this in mind. In September, I will have a partner in crime as a friend from Florida is coming over for the race weekend and I am pretty sure she will want to see this.
Thanks.
Shame that Dreams didn't measure up.
It is a nice show, but in my opinion no more than that.
Corinna
Flossbolna
Sea days are just so relaxing!
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Oh, I can understand your reaction! I think it is a wonderful thing to have at DLP where they cannot do regular big fireworks. And I like some of the elements a lot. I think there have been numerous changes from the original show. Not sure how much Frozen they shoehorned into it. When we were there for Christmas we noticed that the Christmas show is far too much Frozen, so not sure what they did with the normal Dreams.
I also think that after having seen the 50th anniversary DL fireworks and the projections there, Dreams just cannot compete anymore. But in 2012 when they introduced it, it was something quite amazing and never been done before.
dolphingirl47
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There was nothing Frozen related at all in May, which surprised me as one of the pins features Olaf.
I agree that this was a little overdone in the Christmas version.
You may well have a point there. Maybe my reaction would have been different if I had not seen Disneyland Forever.
I can well believe it. I wonder if this is going to get a make over for the anniversary next year.
Corinna
dolphingirl47
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Day 4
I had slept better that night although I still woke up with a coughing fit at one point and it took me a little while to settle. Still, Vicks Vaporub did the job in the end and I still managed to get a good night's sleep. Once I was awake, I went to have a shower and then we went downstairs for breakfast. The breakfast room was one of the things that had attracted me to this hotel. It is in an old stone cellar. It was a bit smaller than it looked from the photos, but there was enough room for everybody. We both had coffee and orange juice. Graham had bran flakes with dried fruit followed by a croissant, baguette with cream cheese and cold cuts and yoghurt. I had a pancake, a Madeleine, baguette with cream cheese and salami and some yoghurt. Breakfast was nice. After breakfast, we headed back up to the room. Our key card no longer worked, but fortunately the housekeeper had seen as come out of the room when we went to breakfast and she let us in. We repacked and Graham took his luggage downstairs. I needed a little longer, but I followed Graham soon afterwards. We left our luggage at the hotel and headed out to explore for the morning.
The plan was to visit Saint Eustache church in the Les Halles neighbourhood, which is only a short distance away by train from where we were. As we walked towards the RER station, Graham suggested that we should check out La Promenade Plantée on the way. La Promenade Plantée is a raised walkway, flanked by greenery, that was built in the 1990s on old elevated train tracks that hadn't been used in many decades and which originally was part of an old train system for commuters into Paris from the suburbs. Graham had explored this on our last visit to Paris and as one of the access points was about halfway between our hotel and Gare de Lyon, he wanted to show this to me. I was up for this as we had plenty of time until our train left and it was only a minor detour. I am so glad that we took that time. This is really pretty and gives a unique view over the historical buildings in this part of the city. I actually thought it was rather romantic. I wish we had something like this here. Due to this having been a railway track previously, this was straight and flat and therefore perfect for running. When we got to the end of the raised part, Graham suggested that we could carry on to the Bastille. This sounded good to me. We walked past the opera house and towards the Bastille and then we got on the metro to Châtelet. It was quite a few years since I had been on the metro in Paris as we then to stick to the RER network. When I last had travelled on the metro it seemed a little antiquated. This has had a complete overhaul and the trains are now modern and operate without a driver.
The Châtelet Les Halles interchange is huge and there is a lot of construction going on as well. With hindsight, when we should have followed the signs for the RER lines and used the exit near there as we know our way from there. When we came out onto the street, we had no clear idea where we were. Still, it is a rather nice area of Paris, the weather was great and we did find where we needed to go eventually. Graham had visited Saint Eustache church on our trip in March and had told me that I would like this. I was not disappointed. Of all the churches we saw during this trip, it was probably the plainest. It is also quite dark, making taking photos a challenge. It did however have a real wow factor. The combination of height and intricate architecture worked really well. We walked around the church to look at all the different elements and then we found ourselves some chairs and sat down. They were tuning the organ while we were there. Once this had happened, they tried out the organ and we were treated to some music. I only found out afterwards that this is the largest pipe organ in France. Even without that knowledge, it sounded rather impressive. After a while, I walked around the church once more to take some photos and then we decided it was time to leave.
I had slept better that night although I still woke up with a coughing fit at one point and it took me a little while to settle. Still, Vicks Vaporub did the job in the end and I still managed to get a good night's sleep. Once I was awake, I went to have a shower and then we went downstairs for breakfast. The breakfast room was one of the things that had attracted me to this hotel. It is in an old stone cellar. It was a bit smaller than it looked from the photos, but there was enough room for everybody. We both had coffee and orange juice. Graham had bran flakes with dried fruit followed by a croissant, baguette with cream cheese and cold cuts and yoghurt. I had a pancake, a Madeleine, baguette with cream cheese and salami and some yoghurt. Breakfast was nice. After breakfast, we headed back up to the room. Our key card no longer worked, but fortunately the housekeeper had seen as come out of the room when we went to breakfast and she let us in. We repacked and Graham took his luggage downstairs. I needed a little longer, but I followed Graham soon afterwards. We left our luggage at the hotel and headed out to explore for the morning.
The plan was to visit Saint Eustache church in the Les Halles neighbourhood, which is only a short distance away by train from where we were. As we walked towards the RER station, Graham suggested that we should check out La Promenade Plantée on the way. La Promenade Plantée is a raised walkway, flanked by greenery, that was built in the 1990s on old elevated train tracks that hadn't been used in many decades and which originally was part of an old train system for commuters into Paris from the suburbs. Graham had explored this on our last visit to Paris and as one of the access points was about halfway between our hotel and Gare de Lyon, he wanted to show this to me. I was up for this as we had plenty of time until our train left and it was only a minor detour. I am so glad that we took that time. This is really pretty and gives a unique view over the historical buildings in this part of the city. I actually thought it was rather romantic. I wish we had something like this here. Due to this having been a railway track previously, this was straight and flat and therefore perfect for running. When we got to the end of the raised part, Graham suggested that we could carry on to the Bastille. This sounded good to me. We walked past the opera house and towards the Bastille and then we got on the metro to Châtelet. It was quite a few years since I had been on the metro in Paris as we then to stick to the RER network. When I last had travelled on the metro it seemed a little antiquated. This has had a complete overhaul and the trains are now modern and operate without a driver.
The Châtelet Les Halles interchange is huge and there is a lot of construction going on as well. With hindsight, when we should have followed the signs for the RER lines and used the exit near there as we know our way from there. When we came out onto the street, we had no clear idea where we were. Still, it is a rather nice area of Paris, the weather was great and we did find where we needed to go eventually. Graham had visited Saint Eustache church on our trip in March and had told me that I would like this. I was not disappointed. Of all the churches we saw during this trip, it was probably the plainest. It is also quite dark, making taking photos a challenge. It did however have a real wow factor. The combination of height and intricate architecture worked really well. We walked around the church to look at all the different elements and then we found ourselves some chairs and sat down. They were tuning the organ while we were there. Once this had happened, they tried out the organ and we were treated to some music. I only found out afterwards that this is the largest pipe organ in France. Even without that knowledge, it sounded rather impressive. After a while, I walked around the church once more to take some photos and then we decided it was time to leave.
dolphingirl47
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This time round, we took the RER. Gare de Lyon is the next stop. We headed back to the hotel to pick up our luggage. On the way, I stopped by a bakery to pick up some macaroons. It did not take us long to get the luggage and we got to the station in plenty of time. I left Graham with the luggage and went to take some photos of some of the murals. On the way back, I picked up some water for both of us for the journey. We still had time until our train would be even listed and there was a Starbucks right across from where we were standing so I got us both an Espresso Frappuccino and a sugar donut for Graham and a white and dark chocolate donut for me.
Shortly after we had finished our snack, our train was listed and we headed over there. We did not have to walk far to find our coach. They run double decker trains on that route and fortunately we were on the lower deck. It would not have been much fun to lumber our luggage up the stairs to the upper deck. Even with only having to go down a couple of steps, this was an interesting experience. There was not a great deal of luggage storage near the entrance of the coach. Fortunately some people came to my rescue and reorganized some the smaller pieces so that I could fit my suitcase on the rack. Graham and I had somehow got separated and by the time he got on the train, I was at my seat and had noticed that there was another luggage rack there that was basically empty. His suitcase is smaller than mine so I signalled him to bring it with him and that worked very well. We were soon settled down for our journey. This was actually our longest train journey with 4.5 hours. However, the train was really comfortable and time absolutely flew. At some stage during the journey, we ate the macaroons. I had every intention to work on my trip report and read, but for the most part I slept until we got nearer to our destination when I admired the landscape.
Our luck from Paris did not repeat in Narbonne and we ended up on the far end of the platform. Still, this did not really matter. We had agreed that we would just get all of our stuff out on the platform and would regroup then. So we let people disperse and then made our way to the station building. I had picked the hotel in Narbonne for being close to both the station and the town centre. However, it was not as close to the station as I had thought and it felt twice as far away with luggage, especially as some of the route had cobblestones. Still, it did not take us too long to get there.
We checked in, which was smooth process. This hotel was somewhat unusual. It consisted of studios and bigger apartments. We had booked a studio for our stay. Apart from the location and the price, another thing I really liked is that you only pay for what you need. The basic price just includes the room. If you have a car, you pay extra. If you want housekeeping, you pay extra. We were only too happy not to have to worry about housekeeping. We did pay for breakfast and I also opted to pay for Wi-Fi. This was an interesting set up. I had expected that I would be given an access code to use the Internet. Instead I was handed a box with a router and given instructions on where to plug it in. I ended up having the best Internet connection I had all trip. We also found out during check in that the Thursday was a public holiday. We had originally planned to go to Carcassonne that day, but decided to reorganize our plans. We figured that Carcassonne would be busy enough on a normal weekday and would probably be unbearable on a public holiday. So we decided that we would spend the Thursday in Narbonne and go to Carcassonne on the Friday, which was our last day in the Languedoc. As Carcassonne was the highlight for me, this worked rather well.
We got settled in and then decided to go exploring for a bit and then get some dinner. We headed towards the town centre and this was within easy walking distance. Essentially we just went around a corner and then followed the road until with reached the Canal de la Robine. We then followed this towards the town centre. We had a look at the main square and then walked towards the cathedral. I had seen plenty of photos of the main square with people sitting on outside tables enjoying food and drink. I could see no evidence of this that evening. I was hoping to try some local food, but we were out of luck on that account, too that evening.
In the end we decided to try and Italian restaurant that was just off the main square. This turned out to be a good choice. They had some tables outside in an alley and we were given a choice between sitting inside or outside. We decided to stay inside. We ordered a 500ml jug of the local wine each. We went with one white and one rose. We really enjoyed both. I could not believe how cheap this was. We paid EUR4.50 per jug. It was only a house wine, but considering what we are used to in the UK, it was delicious. Graham decided to have a Caesar Salad as his starter. This was not what I would expect from a traditional Caesar Salad, but it was huge and he really enjoyed it. For his main course, he had Grilled Salmon with Rice. I decided to go with the set menu. I had the Warm Goat Cheese Salad for my starter. This was a mixed salad topped with slices of bread with warm goat cheese, almonds and honey. I could have quite happily have made a meal out of the bread with goat cheese alone. For my main course I had Grilled Turkey Escalope with Mushroom Sauce and Crispy Potato Slices, which also was delicious. My dinner also came with a dessert and they had a huge choice. I was already stuffed, but one of the options was Pistachio Ice Cream and I always can eat some of this so that is what I went with.
After dinner, we slowly made our way back to the hotel. We went through some of the medieval streets rather than walking along the main road. We ended up chatting with a nice local couple at some stage. It was a beautiful evening and I really loved what I saw. When we got back to the hotel, I went online for a bit and then we had an early night.
Shortly after we had finished our snack, our train was listed and we headed over there. We did not have to walk far to find our coach. They run double decker trains on that route and fortunately we were on the lower deck. It would not have been much fun to lumber our luggage up the stairs to the upper deck. Even with only having to go down a couple of steps, this was an interesting experience. There was not a great deal of luggage storage near the entrance of the coach. Fortunately some people came to my rescue and reorganized some the smaller pieces so that I could fit my suitcase on the rack. Graham and I had somehow got separated and by the time he got on the train, I was at my seat and had noticed that there was another luggage rack there that was basically empty. His suitcase is smaller than mine so I signalled him to bring it with him and that worked very well. We were soon settled down for our journey. This was actually our longest train journey with 4.5 hours. However, the train was really comfortable and time absolutely flew. At some stage during the journey, we ate the macaroons. I had every intention to work on my trip report and read, but for the most part I slept until we got nearer to our destination when I admired the landscape.
Our luck from Paris did not repeat in Narbonne and we ended up on the far end of the platform. Still, this did not really matter. We had agreed that we would just get all of our stuff out on the platform and would regroup then. So we let people disperse and then made our way to the station building. I had picked the hotel in Narbonne for being close to both the station and the town centre. However, it was not as close to the station as I had thought and it felt twice as far away with luggage, especially as some of the route had cobblestones. Still, it did not take us too long to get there.
We checked in, which was smooth process. This hotel was somewhat unusual. It consisted of studios and bigger apartments. We had booked a studio for our stay. Apart from the location and the price, another thing I really liked is that you only pay for what you need. The basic price just includes the room. If you have a car, you pay extra. If you want housekeeping, you pay extra. We were only too happy not to have to worry about housekeeping. We did pay for breakfast and I also opted to pay for Wi-Fi. This was an interesting set up. I had expected that I would be given an access code to use the Internet. Instead I was handed a box with a router and given instructions on where to plug it in. I ended up having the best Internet connection I had all trip. We also found out during check in that the Thursday was a public holiday. We had originally planned to go to Carcassonne that day, but decided to reorganize our plans. We figured that Carcassonne would be busy enough on a normal weekday and would probably be unbearable on a public holiday. So we decided that we would spend the Thursday in Narbonne and go to Carcassonne on the Friday, which was our last day in the Languedoc. As Carcassonne was the highlight for me, this worked rather well.
We got settled in and then decided to go exploring for a bit and then get some dinner. We headed towards the town centre and this was within easy walking distance. Essentially we just went around a corner and then followed the road until with reached the Canal de la Robine. We then followed this towards the town centre. We had a look at the main square and then walked towards the cathedral. I had seen plenty of photos of the main square with people sitting on outside tables enjoying food and drink. I could see no evidence of this that evening. I was hoping to try some local food, but we were out of luck on that account, too that evening.
In the end we decided to try and Italian restaurant that was just off the main square. This turned out to be a good choice. They had some tables outside in an alley and we were given a choice between sitting inside or outside. We decided to stay inside. We ordered a 500ml jug of the local wine each. We went with one white and one rose. We really enjoyed both. I could not believe how cheap this was. We paid EUR4.50 per jug. It was only a house wine, but considering what we are used to in the UK, it was delicious. Graham decided to have a Caesar Salad as his starter. This was not what I would expect from a traditional Caesar Salad, but it was huge and he really enjoyed it. For his main course, he had Grilled Salmon with Rice. I decided to go with the set menu. I had the Warm Goat Cheese Salad for my starter. This was a mixed salad topped with slices of bread with warm goat cheese, almonds and honey. I could have quite happily have made a meal out of the bread with goat cheese alone. For my main course I had Grilled Turkey Escalope with Mushroom Sauce and Crispy Potato Slices, which also was delicious. My dinner also came with a dessert and they had a huge choice. I was already stuffed, but one of the options was Pistachio Ice Cream and I always can eat some of this so that is what I went with.
After dinner, we slowly made our way back to the hotel. We went through some of the medieval streets rather than walking along the main road. We ended up chatting with a nice local couple at some stage. It was a beautiful evening and I really loved what I saw. When we got back to the hotel, I went online for a bit and then we had an early night.
franandaj
I'm so happy, I could BOUNCE!
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I'm starting to fall behind again. I just got through Day 3 and see you have posted Dat 4 
You really got a lot accomplished between rides and Character meets! I can't wait to see DLP for myself someday, but that seems to keep being pushed back. The colors in your pictures are so vibrant! I love that the Aristocats are so featured in the parks, especially those topiaries!
The food offerings sound rather interesting as well. I'm not sure I could manage much train travel as we hardly have a mass transit service here in LA. I find it all so confusing when using it in other cities.
What a great day! And hopefully I will be back to read the next day before you post the following one!
You really got a lot accomplished between rides and Character meets! I can't wait to see DLP for myself someday, but that seems to keep being pushed back. The colors in your pictures are so vibrant! I love that the Aristocats are so featured in the parks, especially those topiaries!
The food offerings sound rather interesting as well. I'm not sure I could manage much train travel as we hardly have a mass transit service here in LA. I find it all so confusing when using it in other cities.
What a great day! And hopefully I will be back to read the next day before you post the following one!
dolphingirl47
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I'm starting to fall behind again. I just got through Day 3 and see you have posted Dat 4
I am trying to stick to my Sunday and Thursday schedule as much as I can as I am never sure what is around the corner at the moment.
I was pretty happy with what I got done.
It is well worth a visit and will be even more so once they have completed the present refurbishment programme.
They are the local characters so it makes sense that they are quite prominent.
I do love the variety of food that is on offer at Disneyland Paris.
The long distance trains in France are a very easy and civilized way to get around and of course, you always have a "local" guide to fall back on.
All going according to plan, I should have the next instalment up on Thursday morning my time.
Corinna
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Sounds like smooth travels to your next destination.
The breakfast room/cellar looks cool. I can see why you were drawn to that hotel. Great location as well.
This day was full of all kinds of treasures! The walk they made on the old train track is lovely. And the church is gorgeous!
Glad you didn't have the top cabin on the train.
Your dinner looked fabulous!
The breakfast room/cellar looks cool. I can see why you were drawn to that hotel. Great location as well.
This day was full of all kinds of treasures! The walk they made on the old train track is lovely. And the church is gorgeous!
Glad you didn't have the top cabin on the train.
Your dinner looked fabulous!
dgbg100106
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What a lovely day in Paris with the raised walkway and the beautiful buildings.
The train sounds easy and like I said I am nervous about the trains and the transfers for my trip, and I am a seasoned train/metro traveler here in the US but this will be different.
And dinner sounded and looked amazing. David's favorite is pistachio ice cream also!
The train sounds easy and like I said I am nervous about the trains and the transfers for my trip, and I am a seasoned train/metro traveler here in the US but this will be different.
And dinner sounded and looked amazing. David's favorite is pistachio ice cream also!
franandaj
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I'm glad that rearranging your days worked out good for you. I liked seeing your dinner, but I had to keep scrolling back up and down to read the descriptions when I saw the pictures. I'm getting so old that I forget what I read before I see the pictures! 
Oh yeah, I almost forgot to say that our new church where we rehearse has the largest Organ West of the Mississippi if not in the US, and it looked very similar to the one you pictured. It does not have the beautiful murals that you showed.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot to say that our new church where we rehearse has the largest Organ West of the Mississippi if not in the US, and it looked very similar to the one you pictured. It does not have the beautiful murals that you showed.
Sam1
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I shared how I fell in love with Narbonne both on here and on my pre-trip report. When I got home today, Graham had unearthed a photo from that fateful 2010 trip:
I had started to wonder if I had dreamed this as I tried to recreate that perspective this year and failed. Graham thinks there may be a new building in the way.
Corinna
What a stunning photo. I lived in Languedoc for ten years, so I'm looking forward to reading that part of your trip report.
dolphingirl47
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It was. Travelling by train has turned out a very enjoyable way to see Europe.
I was drawn to the quirky features. This hotel was the perfect combination of character, value and location.
It was a very nice day, especially for what was our longest travel day.
I really like this walk.
There are a lot more beautiful churches to come.
It was wonderful and pretty cheap, too. From memory my three course dinner was EUR15.00.
It will be different, but chances are it will be easier and more comfortable than anything you have experienced before.
I love pistachio ice cream. It is only fairly recently that we have been able to get this in the UK, but I grew up with it in Germany.
I liked seeing your dinner, but I had to keep scrolling back up and down to read the descriptions when I saw the pictures. I'm getting so old that I forget what I read before I see the pictures!
I am sorry about that.
That is really interesting. I do like organ music.
I loved the murals. Like so many things that we have seen on this trip, St. Eustache church is older than the United States.
Thanks. I cannot believe that we both had forgotten that we had this as it is really stunningly beautiful.
Now I am officially jealous. I have visited a number of places in France and although I am glad to have seen all of them, I never had the urge to rush back. It was different with the Languedoc. This part of world really got under my skin and captured my heart. I am sure we will be back before too long. I am hoping to have the next instalment up on Thursday. Whereabouts in the Languedoc did you live?
Corinna
Sam1
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I definitely get what you mean, mine too. We visited once, fell totally in love so moved there. We lived in Montpellier, but we went to Carcassonne and Narbonne all the time. No matter how many times you see the castle at Carcassonne, it's still breathtaking when it pops into view. It's a real Cinderella's castle. I have a friend who did similar to you, they were traveling to Spain through France on the train and fell in love with what they saw of Languedoc just from the window.
Looking forward to reading the rest of your trip report!
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dgbg100106
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Germany may be where he developed his love for it. I know he goes bonkers for the Pistachio Marzipan but it is very, VERY hard to find here in the US. I have tried to make it but it is just not the same...
Right now I am very impatiently waiting for the new train schedule to be posted, I am going right after summer, so the new schedules have not been posted, but we did pick up or international driver's license this past weekend so we could rent a car if we needed to.
dolphingirl47
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That is another place I really want to visit.
I can well imagine.
It is such a stunning part of the world.
I should have the next instalment up before the day is out.
It is pretty hard to get here, too.
That always amuses and irritates me about France. They wait until the last possible minute to release anything. The schedules for Disneyland Paris are only released on Saturdays for that week.
Corinna
dolphingirl47
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Day 5
We were in no particular rush this morning. We got up at 8:30 and got ready. We then headed down to breakfast. We both had coffee and orange juice. The coffee was too bitter for my taste and this was the last time I had coffee until we got to Barcelona. Graham had a couple of apples, yoghurt, a croissant and some baguette with cold cuts and cheese. I went with fruit cocktail, rice cakes with salami and cheese, Pain au Chocolat and a chocolate chip cake. After breakfast I checked with reception where the laundry room is as I was planning to do some laundry while we were there. It happened to be in the basement. We went to have a look and then went back to our room to pick up what we needed for the day. Then we headed out. I had checked train times the previous evening. This time round we were able to cut off part of the way and walk through a park. This was a nice walk.
When we got to the station, there were multiple ticket machines for different train operators and I was not entirely sure what kind of ticket we would need. So we decided to try our luck at the ticket office. I had remembered how to buy two return tickets in French and felt rather smug. Of course, we got as far as "Bon Jour" and the person behind the counter addressed us in fluent English. In the end this turned out to be a blessing. We found out that the trains on this route are long distance trains that require a reservation. I would not have fancied navigating this in French. It also turned out that first class was only a couple of Euros more expensive each way so we decided to treat ourselves.
Our train was a little late so we had plenty of time to find the right boarding area. That is one thing that really impressed me in France. Every station that we visited had a display that showed the location of the coaches. So all you have to do is go up to the corresponding letter on the platform. Our train arrived soon afterwards. We were upstairs this time round and realised properly how much of a pain it would have been to be upstairs with our luggage. We ended up having the whole coach to ourselves.
The train journey from Narbonne to Perpignan takes 30 minutes and is very scenic. We went through countless vineyards and through a nature reserve. We had loosely planned to spend half a day at Port La Nouvelle. They have all kinds of interesting birds there including flamingos. However, about half of the train journey that day was taken up by crossing the nature reserve. We also saw the local station and it looked it was a long way out from where we would need to be. So we dropped that idea. Graham did see a flamingo from the train, but it was way too far out for me to see. Once we had cleared Port La Nouvelle, we were treated to a mixture of more vineyards, the Mediterranean Sea and some mountains in the distance that still were covered with snow. I could not take my eyes of it.
Soon we arrived at Perpignan. The station itself is one of the town’s main sights. Legend has it that at one point the artist Salvador Dali sat there and declared Perpignan the centre of the universe. This is commemorated by a plague. I do not quite share the opinion of Mr Dali, but Perpignan is definitely a pretty and quirky place. We also noticed that this seems to be a place with a bit of an identity crisis. Road names are sometimes French, sometimes Spanish and sometimes Catalan. The Catalan influence is particularly strong, which is understandable considering the history of the region and the fact that Perpignan is the last major town prior to the border with Spain.
The station at Perpignan is a little way out from the town centre, but the road leading there has some really nice buildings and periodically there were signs with explanations in French, Catalan, Spanish and English on what the significance of the buildings is. This was actually rather interesting. I wish that the powers that be in Perpignan were as thorough with signposts or I should say helpful signposts. It amused us no end that there were plenty of signposts directing us to shops and restaurants, but there were no signposts to the main sights. Even more interesting is the fact that there are maps all over town, but they either show the historical sites or commercial facilities and the maps have no common reference points making them largely useless as essentially you have to guess where you are going. I did tell you that Perpignan is quirky. So all we could do is follow our noses and hope for the best.
When we got to the end of the road that links the railway station with the town centre, we found a bridge over a canal. This provided a lovely view over the canal with mountains in the background. We followed the canal in the opposite direction towards the town centre. The canal itself is not much to write home about. You can rent boats on the canal and the person in charge of those was wading in about ankle-deep water, pulling the boats behind him. Our first stop was Le Castillet, which is a gatehouse and the only remaining part of the city wall. This is now home to a museum showcasing Catalan history. I was quite content to just admire the building from the outside. Around the corner from Le Castillet was a beautiful building that houses a cinema.
We were in no particular rush this morning. We got up at 8:30 and got ready. We then headed down to breakfast. We both had coffee and orange juice. The coffee was too bitter for my taste and this was the last time I had coffee until we got to Barcelona. Graham had a couple of apples, yoghurt, a croissant and some baguette with cold cuts and cheese. I went with fruit cocktail, rice cakes with salami and cheese, Pain au Chocolat and a chocolate chip cake. After breakfast I checked with reception where the laundry room is as I was planning to do some laundry while we were there. It happened to be in the basement. We went to have a look and then went back to our room to pick up what we needed for the day. Then we headed out. I had checked train times the previous evening. This time round we were able to cut off part of the way and walk through a park. This was a nice walk.
When we got to the station, there were multiple ticket machines for different train operators and I was not entirely sure what kind of ticket we would need. So we decided to try our luck at the ticket office. I had remembered how to buy two return tickets in French and felt rather smug. Of course, we got as far as "Bon Jour" and the person behind the counter addressed us in fluent English. In the end this turned out to be a blessing. We found out that the trains on this route are long distance trains that require a reservation. I would not have fancied navigating this in French. It also turned out that first class was only a couple of Euros more expensive each way so we decided to treat ourselves.
Our train was a little late so we had plenty of time to find the right boarding area. That is one thing that really impressed me in France. Every station that we visited had a display that showed the location of the coaches. So all you have to do is go up to the corresponding letter on the platform. Our train arrived soon afterwards. We were upstairs this time round and realised properly how much of a pain it would have been to be upstairs with our luggage. We ended up having the whole coach to ourselves.
The train journey from Narbonne to Perpignan takes 30 minutes and is very scenic. We went through countless vineyards and through a nature reserve. We had loosely planned to spend half a day at Port La Nouvelle. They have all kinds of interesting birds there including flamingos. However, about half of the train journey that day was taken up by crossing the nature reserve. We also saw the local station and it looked it was a long way out from where we would need to be. So we dropped that idea. Graham did see a flamingo from the train, but it was way too far out for me to see. Once we had cleared Port La Nouvelle, we were treated to a mixture of more vineyards, the Mediterranean Sea and some mountains in the distance that still were covered with snow. I could not take my eyes of it.
Soon we arrived at Perpignan. The station itself is one of the town’s main sights. Legend has it that at one point the artist Salvador Dali sat there and declared Perpignan the centre of the universe. This is commemorated by a plague. I do not quite share the opinion of Mr Dali, but Perpignan is definitely a pretty and quirky place. We also noticed that this seems to be a place with a bit of an identity crisis. Road names are sometimes French, sometimes Spanish and sometimes Catalan. The Catalan influence is particularly strong, which is understandable considering the history of the region and the fact that Perpignan is the last major town prior to the border with Spain.
The station at Perpignan is a little way out from the town centre, but the road leading there has some really nice buildings and periodically there were signs with explanations in French, Catalan, Spanish and English on what the significance of the buildings is. This was actually rather interesting. I wish that the powers that be in Perpignan were as thorough with signposts or I should say helpful signposts. It amused us no end that there were plenty of signposts directing us to shops and restaurants, but there were no signposts to the main sights. Even more interesting is the fact that there are maps all over town, but they either show the historical sites or commercial facilities and the maps have no common reference points making them largely useless as essentially you have to guess where you are going. I did tell you that Perpignan is quirky. So all we could do is follow our noses and hope for the best.
When we got to the end of the road that links the railway station with the town centre, we found a bridge over a canal. This provided a lovely view over the canal with mountains in the background. We followed the canal in the opposite direction towards the town centre. The canal itself is not much to write home about. You can rent boats on the canal and the person in charge of those was wading in about ankle-deep water, pulling the boats behind him. Our first stop was Le Castillet, which is a gatehouse and the only remaining part of the city wall. This is now home to a museum showcasing Catalan history. I was quite content to just admire the building from the outside. Around the corner from Le Castillet was a beautiful building that houses a cinema.
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After having a look at this, we set off exploring. There were two things on my to do list: the cathedral and the palace of the kings of Mallorca. We figured that we would head to the palace of the kings of Mallorca first and then take a semi-circular route back to the train station which would take us past the cathedral and some other interesting buildings. We set off and I spotted a sign post for something else that took my fancy: Le Couvent de Minimes. I had seen photos of a really nice courtyard there before we left and fancied having a look. So we set off. We found out that Perpignan is quite hilly in the process. I also so my first ever swallows on the way.
Le Couvent de Minimes is a monastery that was founded in 1575 and is located in the old Jewish quarter. This is now owned by the city of Perpignan and is used as an exhibition space. The cloisters that surround the courtyard and the choir of the church have been restored. On the way were treated to some fabulous views. Strange enough, neither of us has any photos of this. When we reached the monastery, we went inside. I noticed one problem straightaway. The cloisters with the courtyard have been blocked off by wooden doors all the way round. Fortunately there were windows in those doors so we could at least peek through and take some photos through the glass. If there is access to the church, we did not find it either. Still, I was glad that we made the effort. On the walls of the monastery was some display about the history with photos, but unfortunately all the information was in French only.
From there we were planning to head to palace of the kings of Mallorca. On the way, we got another good impression just how quirky this place is. The geography is interesting to say the very least. I don’t think there is a straight road in the place and Perpignan is essentially a giant maze. Still, we saw plenty of interesting buildings and some really unusual streets. Graham nearly ended up with a shower. We were walking along minding our own business when suddenly decided to tip out a bucket of water from a second or third floor window. The water only just missed Graham. Once we continued our walk, every now and again, we saw water running down the street so this seems to be a common practice in Perpignan.
At one stage we ended up in the town centre. We had not found either the palace of the kings of Mallorca or the cathedral for that matter. We were not entirely sure where we were and as per usual, the maps that were dotted around were of limited help. We did eventually find our way to Le Castillet and found a shady spot on a low wall near there to cool off and rest for a bit. It was boiling hot that day. After a while, I set off to see if I could find the cathedral. I had seen a rare signpost when we were heading back towards Le Castillet and it turned out it was pretty much round the corner. Now that I knew where the cathedral was in respect to Le Castillet, I also could make sense of one of the maps with the historical sites. I jotted down some directions to palace of the kings of Mallorca on the notepad app on my phone and then I went back to collect Graham.
We headed off towards the cathedral. On the way we came past La Loge de Mer, which is a beautiful building, which was originally built in the 14th century and then rebuilt in the Renaissance. It started out as the stock exchange, was then the maritime tribunal for a while and is now the town hall. However, the most fascinating fact that we learned that when it was built, La Loge de Mer was right by the waterfront. Now it is in the middle of the town centre. It is amazing how things change.
We then carried on towards the cathedral. This is very unusual for France in that it does not have the usual heights of a French cathedral, but is very wide instead. It is built in the Catalan style down to the wrought iron bell tower. This was another very dark church, but it is very pretty. We sat down for a while to enjoy our surroundings and then took some photos before moving on.
There was another slight spanner thrown in the works. The exit from the cathedral is separate from the entrance and we ended up somewhere different from where I had anticipated. So we had the task to find the road that was the first landmark on my directions. I gave in at that stage and switched on my mobile data so that I could use Google Maps. This proved a good idea up to a point. Anyway, the new route took us past a beautiful courtyard surrounded by cloisters around the back of the cathedral. I had no idea at the time what we were looking at, but really liked it. It was only while writing this trip report and trying to find out more about one of the buildings we saw, I stumbled across some familiar photos. It turns out that what I had taken so many photos of was Campo Santo. Campo Santo is a cloister cemetery that was built in the early 14th century and is the largest and oldest one in France. It was in use until the beginning of the French revolution. I also managed to take photos of the Funeraria, which was the funeral chapel for Campo Santo. I have since seen some photos from the inside and I do have some regrets that we did not have a closer look at this as this is stunning. Still, I am sure we will be back in this part of the world and you always need to have an incentive to return.
After going down a few interesting alleys and side streets, we ended up on one of the roads that I had marked down on my directions. In the end the route we took ended up prettier and more interesting than following the main road. We did come past some places we had seen in the morning so we had not been that far off from where we intended to be. On the way, we came across a small supermarket and I got us each some water. The directions that I had written down matched the directions that Google Maps provided and soon we were at the square that was one of the last landmarks on both sets of directions. There was only one problem. The road that was on the map and that was also shown on Google Maps did not actually exist. Graham headed up another road and soon we saw the walls of the citadel, but it would have meant to walk all the way around it. It was just too hot and there was no shade so we gave up on that idea. I could not quite believe that two maps could be wrong and decided to have another look. Graham found a seat in the shade on one of the benches in the square.
In the end I am pretty sure I found the "road" in question. The issue was that it was not a road at all, but a footpath through a park. This would have been perfect if it had not been for the fact that a little way up the path was a huge locked gate. At that point I gave up.
I went to re-join Graham and we sat on the bench in the square for a while watching the world go by. This was actually very nice. Once we started to get uncomfortable, we headed back towards the town centre. We decided that we both fancied some ice cream. We did not have to walk very far until we found a little cafe that sold crepes and ice cream. We went inside and sat down. We both had three scoops of ice cream. Graham went with Vanilla Macadamia, Rum Raisin and Lemon and I chose Vanilla Macadamia, Chestnut and Pistachio. We both enjoyed our choices. While we were sitting in the cafe enjoying our ice cream, a group of women came by. Some of them appeared to have gotten into a disagreement about something and they stopped right in front of the cafe screaming at each other for what felt like ages. I actually wondered at one stage if this would get physical. Then suddenly they seem to settle their differences and moved on as if nothing had happened. By then we had finished our ice cream. I went to pay and then we headed out again.
There was one thing I wanted to take care off. I had forgotten to bring my lip balm and considering the heat and the fact that I still had a pretty impressive cold, my lips were very dry and sore. I had been hoping all day that I would find somewhere that would sell me some nice lip balm, but had not been successful. Shortly before we left for this trip, I had discovered L’Occitane and I really like their products. They seem to have shops everywhere in the south of France and I figured that they would sell me something suitable. It turned out that there was a shop not too far away. So we ended in that general direction. On the way we passed a beautiful square with an old-fashioned carousel. Shortly afterwards we reached the street that I had been looking for. This was a narrow street full of unusual and quirky shops. With hindsight, I should have spent some time browsing. Instead I went to L'Occitane and got some Shea Lip Butter which is working a treat. Then we decided to slowly make our way back to the station. We followed the road along and ended up at the canal again. I took some more photos of the canal with the mountains in the background and then we walked towards the station. This time round we walked on the other side of the road so that we could read the information signs on that side of the road.
When we got to the station, we still had plenty of time until our train was due. Graham wanted to use the bathroom, but it costs 50 Cent and neither of us had a 50 Cent coin. I ended up buying some Pringles in one of the shops at the station, which were EUR1.50 so that I would get 50 Cent change. Unfortunately when Graham put the 50 Cent piece in the coin slot in the door, it took the money, but the door still did not open. Still, we enjoyed the Pringles. I made use of the free Wi-Fi at the station until our train was listed and it was time to head to the correct platform. I do not remember much of the journey back as I spent most of it asleep. Fortunately Graham did manage to stay awake. Otherwise we may well have ended up back in Paris.
When we got back to Narbonne, we were ready for something to eat. Our last proper meal had been breakfast and at that stage, this was a distant memory. Graham asked if I needed to go back to the hotel. I did not really need my big camera, but I did not mind carrying it either. So I told Graham that I was OK to head straight for dinner. We ended up taking a side street just before we would have got to the hotel. Graham thought that there was a street that would take us straight to the cathedral. Like Perpignan, Narbonne is a medieval town. The layout of Narbonne is not quite as quirky, but it still has certain maze-like qualities. We walked through a number of small winding streets and then ended up on the main road leading down to the canal again. Still, it was nice to see all the old buildings and it was only a very minor detour as we could turn into the street that we had walked down the previous evening afterwards. Apart from the beautiful old buildings, what impressed me most was that there were a lot of children playing outside with bikes and footballs. It is so rare nowadays to see this.
We ended up in the same Italian restaurant again. We had seen some pizzas the previous day that looked very tempting. So we decided to try some pizza. In this part of the world, restaurants only open at 19:00 or even a bit later so we ended up taking a turn around the square while we were waiting for 19:00 to arrive. We were the first people there. We had some more of the local rose wine, but this time we only had one carafe between the two of us. This was plenty. We also had plenty of water to rehydrate. Graham ordered a Mexican Pizza with Tomato, Emmenthal Cheese, Peppers and Egg and I went with a Pizza with Tomato, Emmenthal Cheese, Onions, Bacon, Ham, Olives and Egg. They were both delicious. We were both too full for dessert as the pizzas are huge. We paid and headed back to the hotel. This time we found out that there is indeed a way to get from the cathedral to get back to the hotel, but at some stage me took a wrong turn and ended up yet again on the main through road. We got back to the hotel quite early. I spent a little while online and then we had an early night.
Le Couvent de Minimes is a monastery that was founded in 1575 and is located in the old Jewish quarter. This is now owned by the city of Perpignan and is used as an exhibition space. The cloisters that surround the courtyard and the choir of the church have been restored. On the way were treated to some fabulous views. Strange enough, neither of us has any photos of this. When we reached the monastery, we went inside. I noticed one problem straightaway. The cloisters with the courtyard have been blocked off by wooden doors all the way round. Fortunately there were windows in those doors so we could at least peek through and take some photos through the glass. If there is access to the church, we did not find it either. Still, I was glad that we made the effort. On the walls of the monastery was some display about the history with photos, but unfortunately all the information was in French only.
From there we were planning to head to palace of the kings of Mallorca. On the way, we got another good impression just how quirky this place is. The geography is interesting to say the very least. I don’t think there is a straight road in the place and Perpignan is essentially a giant maze. Still, we saw plenty of interesting buildings and some really unusual streets. Graham nearly ended up with a shower. We were walking along minding our own business when suddenly decided to tip out a bucket of water from a second or third floor window. The water only just missed Graham. Once we continued our walk, every now and again, we saw water running down the street so this seems to be a common practice in Perpignan.
At one stage we ended up in the town centre. We had not found either the palace of the kings of Mallorca or the cathedral for that matter. We were not entirely sure where we were and as per usual, the maps that were dotted around were of limited help. We did eventually find our way to Le Castillet and found a shady spot on a low wall near there to cool off and rest for a bit. It was boiling hot that day. After a while, I set off to see if I could find the cathedral. I had seen a rare signpost when we were heading back towards Le Castillet and it turned out it was pretty much round the corner. Now that I knew where the cathedral was in respect to Le Castillet, I also could make sense of one of the maps with the historical sites. I jotted down some directions to palace of the kings of Mallorca on the notepad app on my phone and then I went back to collect Graham.
We headed off towards the cathedral. On the way we came past La Loge de Mer, which is a beautiful building, which was originally built in the 14th century and then rebuilt in the Renaissance. It started out as the stock exchange, was then the maritime tribunal for a while and is now the town hall. However, the most fascinating fact that we learned that when it was built, La Loge de Mer was right by the waterfront. Now it is in the middle of the town centre. It is amazing how things change.
We then carried on towards the cathedral. This is very unusual for France in that it does not have the usual heights of a French cathedral, but is very wide instead. It is built in the Catalan style down to the wrought iron bell tower. This was another very dark church, but it is very pretty. We sat down for a while to enjoy our surroundings and then took some photos before moving on.
There was another slight spanner thrown in the works. The exit from the cathedral is separate from the entrance and we ended up somewhere different from where I had anticipated. So we had the task to find the road that was the first landmark on my directions. I gave in at that stage and switched on my mobile data so that I could use Google Maps. This proved a good idea up to a point. Anyway, the new route took us past a beautiful courtyard surrounded by cloisters around the back of the cathedral. I had no idea at the time what we were looking at, but really liked it. It was only while writing this trip report and trying to find out more about one of the buildings we saw, I stumbled across some familiar photos. It turns out that what I had taken so many photos of was Campo Santo. Campo Santo is a cloister cemetery that was built in the early 14th century and is the largest and oldest one in France. It was in use until the beginning of the French revolution. I also managed to take photos of the Funeraria, which was the funeral chapel for Campo Santo. I have since seen some photos from the inside and I do have some regrets that we did not have a closer look at this as this is stunning. Still, I am sure we will be back in this part of the world and you always need to have an incentive to return.
After going down a few interesting alleys and side streets, we ended up on one of the roads that I had marked down on my directions. In the end the route we took ended up prettier and more interesting than following the main road. We did come past some places we had seen in the morning so we had not been that far off from where we intended to be. On the way, we came across a small supermarket and I got us each some water. The directions that I had written down matched the directions that Google Maps provided and soon we were at the square that was one of the last landmarks on both sets of directions. There was only one problem. The road that was on the map and that was also shown on Google Maps did not actually exist. Graham headed up another road and soon we saw the walls of the citadel, but it would have meant to walk all the way around it. It was just too hot and there was no shade so we gave up on that idea. I could not quite believe that two maps could be wrong and decided to have another look. Graham found a seat in the shade on one of the benches in the square.
In the end I am pretty sure I found the "road" in question. The issue was that it was not a road at all, but a footpath through a park. This would have been perfect if it had not been for the fact that a little way up the path was a huge locked gate. At that point I gave up.
I went to re-join Graham and we sat on the bench in the square for a while watching the world go by. This was actually very nice. Once we started to get uncomfortable, we headed back towards the town centre. We decided that we both fancied some ice cream. We did not have to walk very far until we found a little cafe that sold crepes and ice cream. We went inside and sat down. We both had three scoops of ice cream. Graham went with Vanilla Macadamia, Rum Raisin and Lemon and I chose Vanilla Macadamia, Chestnut and Pistachio. We both enjoyed our choices. While we were sitting in the cafe enjoying our ice cream, a group of women came by. Some of them appeared to have gotten into a disagreement about something and they stopped right in front of the cafe screaming at each other for what felt like ages. I actually wondered at one stage if this would get physical. Then suddenly they seem to settle their differences and moved on as if nothing had happened. By then we had finished our ice cream. I went to pay and then we headed out again.
There was one thing I wanted to take care off. I had forgotten to bring my lip balm and considering the heat and the fact that I still had a pretty impressive cold, my lips were very dry and sore. I had been hoping all day that I would find somewhere that would sell me some nice lip balm, but had not been successful. Shortly before we left for this trip, I had discovered L’Occitane and I really like their products. They seem to have shops everywhere in the south of France and I figured that they would sell me something suitable. It turned out that there was a shop not too far away. So we ended in that general direction. On the way we passed a beautiful square with an old-fashioned carousel. Shortly afterwards we reached the street that I had been looking for. This was a narrow street full of unusual and quirky shops. With hindsight, I should have spent some time browsing. Instead I went to L'Occitane and got some Shea Lip Butter which is working a treat. Then we decided to slowly make our way back to the station. We followed the road along and ended up at the canal again. I took some more photos of the canal with the mountains in the background and then we walked towards the station. This time round we walked on the other side of the road so that we could read the information signs on that side of the road.
When we got to the station, we still had plenty of time until our train was due. Graham wanted to use the bathroom, but it costs 50 Cent and neither of us had a 50 Cent coin. I ended up buying some Pringles in one of the shops at the station, which were EUR1.50 so that I would get 50 Cent change. Unfortunately when Graham put the 50 Cent piece in the coin slot in the door, it took the money, but the door still did not open. Still, we enjoyed the Pringles. I made use of the free Wi-Fi at the station until our train was listed and it was time to head to the correct platform. I do not remember much of the journey back as I spent most of it asleep. Fortunately Graham did manage to stay awake. Otherwise we may well have ended up back in Paris.
When we got back to Narbonne, we were ready for something to eat. Our last proper meal had been breakfast and at that stage, this was a distant memory. Graham asked if I needed to go back to the hotel. I did not really need my big camera, but I did not mind carrying it either. So I told Graham that I was OK to head straight for dinner. We ended up taking a side street just before we would have got to the hotel. Graham thought that there was a street that would take us straight to the cathedral. Like Perpignan, Narbonne is a medieval town. The layout of Narbonne is not quite as quirky, but it still has certain maze-like qualities. We walked through a number of small winding streets and then ended up on the main road leading down to the canal again. Still, it was nice to see all the old buildings and it was only a very minor detour as we could turn into the street that we had walked down the previous evening afterwards. Apart from the beautiful old buildings, what impressed me most was that there were a lot of children playing outside with bikes and footballs. It is so rare nowadays to see this.
We ended up in the same Italian restaurant again. We had seen some pizzas the previous day that looked very tempting. So we decided to try some pizza. In this part of the world, restaurants only open at 19:00 or even a bit later so we ended up taking a turn around the square while we were waiting for 19:00 to arrive. We were the first people there. We had some more of the local rose wine, but this time we only had one carafe between the two of us. This was plenty. We also had plenty of water to rehydrate. Graham ordered a Mexican Pizza with Tomato, Emmenthal Cheese, Peppers and Egg and I went with a Pizza with Tomato, Emmenthal Cheese, Onions, Bacon, Ham, Olives and Egg. They were both delicious. We were both too full for dessert as the pizzas are huge. We paid and headed back to the hotel. This time we found out that there is indeed a way to get from the cathedral to get back to the hotel, but at some stage me took a wrong turn and ended up yet again on the main through road. We got back to the hotel quite early. I spent a little while online and then we had an early night.
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