For the last two nights, we stayed in a town called Carcassonne. Actually, we stayed in a town nearby called Prexian which has a population of about 480! We were at a hostel that was created to be more of a travelers retreat, very secluded from just about everything, with mutant-sized bugs!
Our day in the city of Carcassonne was magical but we have not been able to upload photos, so we are going to keep you in suspense and wait to talk about the city until we can show the amazing photos. To keep you a little intrigued, Carcassonne has a section of town, completely fortified and is the last inhabited midevil town in Europe. It was breathtaking!
But alas, no photos yet, so we will keep you waiting! We will talk about the bugs briefly. Last night Erika went to take a shower, climbed in, started adjusting the temperature, went to close the shower curtain, only to find one of the largest spiders she had ever seen, second only to the tarantulas in Oklahoma! It was so big and it was staring at her! (Bigger than the punch bowl spiders dad!) Immediately, she lept out of the shower, onto the cork flooring where she slipped and banged into the door yelling 'AJ! I need you!' When AJ walked into the bathroom and saw the spider, even he jumped back out of surprise of its massive size! Thank goodness for toilet paper! Erika proceeded to shower without touching the shower curtain ever again!
Today we made our way to Montpellier where we are staying with our second couchsurfing host, Tamera. She is so sweet, she made us a delicious dinner where we supplied the wine and we chatted with her and her boyfriend until it was time for bed. Her apartment is a little hole in the wall, but it is so cozy and has a homey feeling.
spiders are gross. If you guys stick around long enough you may be lucky to witness le Tour de France passing through Montpellier!!!
ReplyDeleteoh my.... i would have died and never have gotten back in that shower again haha good for you erika for being able too
ReplyDeleteyou guys look like you are having a great time
i hope you got to celebrate july 4th :)
Spiders sound a bit scary - definitely not my cup of tea! I probably would have taken the fastest shower possible. Can't wait to see the pictures of Carcassonne. Missed hearing from you guys this weekend. Glad to get a new posting. Looking forward to hearing about Montpellier and your new host. Take care. Miss you. Love, Mom
ReplyDeleteWell, we MOM's think alike! I was beginning to worry about after not hearing from you for a few days. Just think, when I went to Germany for two weeks, you couldn't call at all. If you wanted to, you had to go to a special building with operators who tried your call while you waited in a little booth. And most of the calls never went through. I had never heard of the city where you spent the weekend so I googled it. Can't wait to see the castle and fortification! Continue to have a great time.
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MOM