
The 4.30am start takes its toll on Fred at Dublin airport
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It's an early start for our second leg of the holiday, onwards to a rented house in Carcassonne in the south-west of France.
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The 4.30am start takes its toll on Fred at Dublin airport
Harry and Isobel (right) queue up for the bus
The old control tower at Dublin airport
Touchdown in 35° at the tiny airport of Carcassonne, sometimes known as Salvaza Airport
The River Aude is outside the back of the house - Harry has an explore
Isobel and Harry explore the rocks
There's a water fountain in the nearby park
The street round the corner
We stop off at a newsagents for a cold drink on our first trip to the Cité
An art installation of concentric circles has been stuck to the mediaeval walls
Fred, Isobel and Harry
The crowded streets, looking towards the Porte Narbonnaise
Someone's doing some outdoor embroidery
Harry and Fred on a stage
Fred does the crab
Our first café drink is sooo sweet
Harry and Fred listen to some music
Clouds darken over the Basilique Saint-Nazaire
Fred takes a photo as Isobel points
Everyone is intrigued by the storm clouds
More creepy clouds gather over the café Le Saint Jean
End-of-the-world clouds gather over the Château Comtal
We wander around for a bit before it starts lashing
After the rain, the boys run around on the terrace at Le Créneau restaurant
Harry has a bit of a doze
Fred and Harry mess around in the wet square
Green-lit cobbles
The rain means that this was the one and only time this view could be seen without millions of tourists
Derelict shop
It's breakfast time in our rented house
Fred explores the garden
Some bright street art on a nearby wall in Jardin Bellevue
Fred's amused by a house almost completely covered in ivy
More dereliction
Notre Dame de la Sainte
Tiles of thanks in the church
Fred peers over the side of the Pont Vieux
Isobel and Harry on the Pont Vieux
Harry looks around whilst Isobel buys something in a shop
Interesting fish-head drain spout
Some Segways roll around
Nice wall murals on the Rue Trivalle
It's busy at the Porte Narbonnaise
After a trial visit, the boys splurge their money on 'astro jacks', and in the case of Harry, a four-headed dragon
Fred practices his new craze: Astro Jacks
Fred looks excited to dig into a massive sausage, seconds before deciding he doesn't like it
Nosher's dish-of-the-week is about to become Couteaux en Persillade (razor clams)
Fred in the stocks
Isobel joins in at the Museum of Torture
The kitchen of the rented house is unchanged from the 1970s (or even late 1960s), including this vintage dispenser
1960s design touches
Down in Carcassonne town itself, there's an artwork display featuring hundreds of umbrellas
Colourful umbrellas hang suspended from wires
There's a ghost of an old shop sign on a wall
Isobel, Harry and Fred wander under the parapluies
A nice bit of stonework on the Societe Generale's office
Harry and Fred hang around
We stop at a small hut to get some pizza
The pizza shack
Small boys love pizza
Harry and Isobel wait outside
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