Thursday was our tourist day. We needed a break from the tour madness – so we headed from Perpignan out to see some sites. Our first stop was Peyrepertuse – a castle dating from 1070. It was so amazing – perched so high up on the hillside.
Peyrepertuse
We toured the castle ruins and got lucky to see a very cool demonstration of falconeering (probably not the correct word – but…). The guys had an owl as well as an eagle. The eagle was incredible – the pictures will speak for themselves!
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We left the castle and drove to Carcassonne – a walled city – where we had supper and stayed the night. The city was restored in the 1800s – and is charming – but very touristy. A bit too crowded for us…but little did we know how crowded things would get in a few days!
Carcassonne
All in all a very good rest and sightseeing day! Back on the tour train on Friday – and we have company coming!!
