Alumni in France, Album 5
The group's Tuesday started at the historic walled city of Carcassone.
Two walls surround Carcassonne - a World Heritage site.
Carcassonne draws thousands of school groups. These little guys were quite intent until at least one saw a camera.
Mike Butler '82 and crew listen to our tour guide before getting the tour underway.
Amelia Megret talks about the wall's history
There were plenty of photo opps.
Megret talks about the Carcassonne castle.
There are so many interesting streets inside the city.
The Basilique des Saints Nazaire et Celse.
The big business in Carcassonne seemed to be lunch.
One travel site accurately says: "Carcassonne is a tourist trap but if you've never seen it, you should go." - That's pretty accurate.
Our final winery stop was at O'Vineyards just outside Carcassonne.
Joe O'Connell, a transplanted Floridian, talks about his vines.
After lessons in the vineyard the group moved into the winery.
We tasted wines from the stainless steel tanks and oak barrels.
Someone in the room dubbed this shot -
Liz O'Connell is quite a cook. Our tour concluded with great bites and more wine.
Liz and Joe O'Connell - our group had a blast with the couple.
Bob Wedgeworth managed to talk Liz O'Connell out of a funny wine hat.