Up early for the 5.56 train

Today the 6 of us were all headad out of Nice on the 5.56 am train.  Dominique, Mark, Michelle & Steve were heading to their canal boat and got off at Narbonne and Lucas and I stayed on till Carcassonne.  This one is my pick - I really wanted to see the medieval citadel here.  We chose the hotel through the internet, because we could see the castle etc through the room window.  We haven't been disappointed!  We are on the first floor and can see it from our room and the restaurant for dinner is on the 4th floor, so after they turn on all the lighting for the tourists, it will be fantastic.
We arrived, checked our bags and walked and walked, all up and through the area.  I have read novels based in this area, both from modern times and 12th century and have really been able to pictures the scenes I've read.
Lucas wanted me to let you know that his propensity for getting up people's noses has not waned but his french is improving!  He is doing the laundry while I do the blog.  He has just come back quickly and told me that he had to ask for change at a hairdressers where nobody spoke English, but he managed.  Then he went next door to the laundry to get a beer.  He was reading the drinks list, saw one he thought he'd had before  so he ordered it and it was a Perrier Water! Not quite what he was looking for, but he drank it anyway.  He then, of course, needed a bqthroom, so he went next door to the IBIS hotel and was told off by the girls there, that their toilettes are only for guests. (Hence the reason he had to come back quickly.)
Tomorrow on to Toulouse and Albi.