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Alumni in France, Album 5

a group of people outside of a castle with Carcassonne in the background

The group's Tuesday started at the historic walled city of Carcassone.

a group of people walking on a path with a stone wall

Two walls surround Carcassonne - a World Heritage site.

a group of children standing outside

Carcassonne draws thousands of school groups. These little guys were quite intent until at least one saw a camera.

a man in a hat and sunglasses

Mike Butler '82 and crew listen to our tour guide before getting the tour underway.

a group of people standing in front of a stone wall

Amelia Megret talks about the wall's history

a group of people taking a picture of themselves

There were plenty of photo opps.

a group of people standing in front of a stone wall

Megret talks about the Carcassonne castle.

people sitting on the steps of a stone building

There are so many interesting streets inside the city.

a stained glass window in a church

The Basilique des Saints Nazaire et Celse.

a group of people outside a restaurant

The big business in Carcassonne seemed to be lunch.

a group of people standing in a street

One travel site accurately says: "Carcassonne is a tourist trap but if you've never seen it, you should go." - That's pretty accurate.

a house with a patio and a garden

Our final winery stop was at O'Vineyards just outside Carcassonne.

a group of people standing in a vineyard

Joe O'Connell, a transplanted Floridian, talks about his vines.

a group of people holding wine glasses

After lessons in the vineyard the group moved into the winery.

a group of men holding wine glasses

We tasted wines from the stainless steel tanks and oak barrels.

a group of people drinking wine

Someone in the room dubbed this shot -

a group of people sitting at a table

Liz O'Connell is quite a cook. Our tour concluded with great bites and more wine.

a man and woman smiling

Liz and Joe O'Connell - our group had a blast with the couple.

a man and woman smiling for a picture

Bob Wedgeworth managed to talk Liz O'Connell out of a funny wine hat.


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