Tuesdays travels

Limoux continues to charm

 .... so it all made sense at the time. Mat and I thought we'd go to Carcassonne - he hasn't been to La cite since the kids were little so a mature view was called for. Rather then hanging around waiting for the bus, we started a stroll. Then saw that there was a bus in the opposite direction, to Axat. Change of plan.

The Axat bus only goes as far as Quillan in the school holidays (we're in half term) but since we were there we splashed out the euro apiece and went to Quillan. Where everything was shut, including their interesting little church. We breakfasted at the Terminus and caught the bus to Carcassonne.

Which went to Limoux. There were no trains to Carcassonne and the bus was cancelled as the driver had gone on holiday. The next was a few hours away so we decided to explore Limoux.

Church fab, lunch fab; we wandered about and in the course of wandering found ourselves back at the station - just as a previously unknown bus (unknown to us and the internet) arrived to Quillan. So back to Esperaza in time for tea...

Masonic presence in the church at Limoux

Knight in chain mail

Happy Saint with knife through throat

Lunch at the Grand Cafe (very good, as ever)

In the evening we ad some scary visitors.... (and Robin)

It is a national holiday so folk can put flowers on the family grave, so Mat and I will not attempt another odyssey - though the weather continues bright and sunny and we might risk a walk.