{"id":2014,"date":"2020-06-25T11:34:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T09:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2020-06-25T11:34:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T09:34:06","slug":"june-19-carcassonne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/?p=2014","title":{"rendered":"June 19 Carcassonne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I arrived in the magical city of Carcassonne, and moored just outside of the city in a very quiet and somewhat shaded bank-side mooring. Much quieter than the city, and easy access. The shade is especially welcome!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2018\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne6-scaled.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2018\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2018 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne6-scaled-e1593077231410-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne6-scaled-e1593077231410-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne6-scaled-e1593077231410-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne6-scaled-e1593077231410-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne6-scaled-e1593077231410-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne6-scaled-e1593077231410.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">interior streets<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Carcassonne has the most interesting &#8216;old city&#8217; which is a walled town perched on the top of a hill just across the river from the new city. The place is restored and in use, partly as a tourist attraction, but it is still a working city.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne7-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2019 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne7-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne7-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne7-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne7-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne7-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne7-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne8-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2020\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne8-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne8-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne8-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne8-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne8-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne9-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2021 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne9-scaled-e1593077325610-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne9-scaled-e1593077325610-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne9-scaled-e1593077325610-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne9-scaled-e1593077325610-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne9-scaled-e1593077325610-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne9-scaled-e1593077325610.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne10-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne10-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne10-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne10-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/carcassonne10-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are several good wine &#8216;caves&#8217; where locally produced wines can be sampled (and bought).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wine-tasting-in-Paraza-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2023\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wine-tasting-in-Paraza-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wine-tasting-in-Paraza-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wine-tasting-in-Paraza-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wine-tasting-in-Paraza-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wine-tasting-in-Paraza-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/wine-tasting-in-Paraza-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This is actually from last fall when I was privileged to share the trip up the Canal du Midi with two sisters (Ruth and Anne ) and Mike (Anne&#8217;s Husband). We had a wonderful trip, and shared in some memorable experiences, including sampling some of France&#8217;s most famous product.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I arrived in the magical city of Carcassonne, and moored just outside of the city in a very quiet and somewhat shaded bank-side mooring. Much quieter than the city, and easy access. The shade is especially welcome! 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