John took this from the old bridge in May of this year, click here to see more.
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Carcassonne Plage, 15th July 2006.
The beach area at the Lac De La Cavayere was closed last summer because of a potential algae bloom in the lake.
Evereything's fine now and so the day after Bastille Day, (14.7.06) everyone made their way to the Lac.
Evereything's fine now and so the day after Bastille Day, (14.7.06) everyone made their way to the Lac.
Trebes, Port de Plaisance, July 2006.
The town is really buzzing at the moment. Stage 12 of the Tour De France finished at Carcassonne on 12th July. A fantastic fireworks display over the cite rounded a wonderful Bastille Day.
Apparently there were 750,000 people in Carcassonne last Friday.
Apparently there were 750,000 people in Carcassonne last Friday.
Monday, January 02, 2006
St Nazaire Cathedral, Beziers,Languedoc.
Taken on a freezing day on 29 December 2005 from the River Orb.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Canal Du Midi, Trebes,October 2005
This canal boat is moored near to the "ecluse"(lock)near to Villedubert,a small canal village next to Trebes.
Fishing at Trebes October 2005
I saw this mother and her two children fishing next to the River Aude.
La Pont de la Rode, Canal Du Midi.
Taken in Trebes last week on a lovely autumn day.One of the few bridges on the canal designed by Pierre Paul Riquet
Thursday, May 05, 2005
The River Orbiel at Trebes.
This river runs from high in the Montagne Noir on the edge of the Massif Central down into the River Aude at Trebes.The village is surrounded on three sides by the two rivers and the Canal Du Midi.
Monday, May 02, 2005
Basilica St Nazaire, Carcassonne,France.
This is the doorway to the Basilica St Nazaire in the cite at Carcassonne.The architecture and detail in the stonework is stunning.The gargoyles on this building are just amazing.
Sunday, May 01, 2005
The Port at Trebes, 29 April 2005
Got back this evening.A hot week in the Aude.Spring has arrived at last and tourists are in town taking the boats out along the Canal Du Midi.
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Limoux, Eastern Pyrenees. Feb 2005
This was a Sunday parade where most of the participants were young children.
Limoux, Eastern Pyrenees. Feb 2005.
All costumes on each parade are virtually identical making it virtually impossible to identify the wearer.
Limoux in the Ariege Department.
Limoux is a medieval town situated about 15 miles south of Carcassonne.It is the home of the famous "Blanquette de Limoux",a famous champagne distilled before the advent of real Champagne hundreds of years ago.
It is a beautiful old town built around a covered market square underneath which there are fantastic bars and restaurants.
On every Saturday and Sunday, three times a day,between January and March there is a ritual parade in Limoux where the locals dress up in magnificent costumes and parade around the square meandering from restaurant to restaurant. Always accompanied by a brass band, this parade has been going on for hundreds of winters with many choreographed movements passed down through the generations from family to family.
The dancing is carried out in such a way that only the hands, head and legs can be moved.There is to be no untoward movement of the body.
For many of its' participants it is an opportunity to whisper insults and abuse at other townsfolk who have maybe upset them in the previous twelve months. This is possible because no-one is allowed to touch the dancers or remove their masks.Every winter around five tons of confetti is caste over the heads of visitors who come to see the spectacle.The dancers approach you stare at you through their masks and nonchalantly empty a handful over your head!!
The whole idea of the Limoux Winter Festival is to chase the winter away and to welcome the onset of spring.
It is a beautiful old town built around a covered market square underneath which there are fantastic bars and restaurants.
On every Saturday and Sunday, three times a day,between January and March there is a ritual parade in Limoux where the locals dress up in magnificent costumes and parade around the square meandering from restaurant to restaurant. Always accompanied by a brass band, this parade has been going on for hundreds of winters with many choreographed movements passed down through the generations from family to family.
The dancing is carried out in such a way that only the hands, head and legs can be moved.There is to be no untoward movement of the body.
For many of its' participants it is an opportunity to whisper insults and abuse at other townsfolk who have maybe upset them in the previous twelve months. This is possible because no-one is allowed to touch the dancers or remove their masks.Every winter around five tons of confetti is caste over the heads of visitors who come to see the spectacle.The dancers approach you stare at you through their masks and nonchalantly empty a handful over your head!!
The whole idea of the Limoux Winter Festival is to chase the winter away and to welcome the onset of spring.
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