In June 2005, while living in the UK, we took one of our last European short breaks – to Lavelanet, not far from Quillan. During our week there with Ollie (3) and Tom (4 months) we had an amazing day trip to Montsegur, the site of one of the last great Cathar castles in the area, and vowed to go back again. Nine years later, almost to the month, we went back with the three boys, this time with Nicholas (7 months) in the front carrier.
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This afternoon I put on my running shoes and explored a few kilometres east along the Aude river. Here are the photos I took, plus a few notes. Continue reading A jog beside the Aude river
Today we did our first trip to see a couple of Cathar castles in the vicinity of Quillan. The main reason for today’s trip was actually to get to somewhere from where we might see the Pyrenees proper, but I have it in mind to see and document as many castles as possible while we are here, so I suspect we will be posting more gratuitous pictures of castles. Enjoy! Continue reading Cathar castles
