Back to Carcassonne Citadel

Strolled to Carcassonne Citadel, scene of much fighting over the centuries but retaining some glorious architecture. The medieval depiction of Noah's Arkin a stained-glass window appealed to me--five oars per side, plus a rudder.

Returned to Mathilde via the central square of the “new town” of Carcassonne (meaning 13^th century), where the central square has a plaque commemorating events including devastion by the Black Prince in the 14^th century. At that rate there'll still be plaques about Nazi atrocities in the year 2,745.