Tuesday, April 16th 2019

Today it was time to leave Bordeaux and head into “La France Profonde” or deep France. I left my AirBnb and headed for the train station, with some time to kill I managed to have a nice lunch just across from the station and then got on the train. It was a few minutes late, but otherwise a smooth 3hr. Ride to Caracassonne. On arrival I was able to walk to my AirBnb crossing the Canal du Midi and the neighbor of the owner let me in. The place is quite large and very funky with creaky wood floors and slight sloping of various surfaces. It’s quite a contrast after my modern studio apartment in Bordeaux. After a few basic unpacks, I headed off to see the famous Carcassonne old city, which really looks like it’s out of a time warp. After a good walk around there, it was time to find dinner. The two best places I could find both gave me the “we are completely full” routine common to partially empty French restaurants. Never mind, found somewhere eventually and tried my first cassoulet, the national dish of the Languedoc. Sausage, duck, pork and some kind of white beans, tasty, but I didn’t eat too many of the beans for strategic reasons….

This is my second AirBnB in Bordeaux, sort of an executive apartment.