Category Archives: Fall Break

Fall Break 4th Destination: Barcelona

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Julia

  We stayed in Barcelona for two days. On our first afternoon we walked about in the historic district, the gothic area, Las Ramblas, and Port Vell. We visited Barcelona’s History Museum which we really enjoyed; you get to explore … Continue reading →

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Fall Break 3rd Destination: Porto

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Julia

Our third vacation destination (and arguably our favorite) was Porto, Portugal. We flew from Carcassonne to Porto with Ryanair which was a quick, cheap and easy flight. Figuring out Porto’s metro system once we arrived was a little less straight-forward, … Continue reading →

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Fall Break 2nd Destination: Carcassonne

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Julia

Second stop on our fall break: Off to Carcassonne! Carcassonne is a medieval, walled-in, fortified city that was touched up in the 19th century and preserved for all to see and enjoy. It’s basically the closest thing to fairy-tale-castle-land that … Continue reading →

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Fall Break 1st Destination: Castelnaudary

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Julia

Our first fall vacation destination was the French town of Castelnaudary.  Castelnaudary, home of the French dish cassoulet, is located about 30 minutes (by train) east of Toulouse.  Our train travel there was a story in and of itself: The … Continue reading →

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Les Vacances de Toussaint; Fall Vacation

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Julia

Vacation de Toussaint God bless the French for their love of holidays. I apologize in advance to my American friends for admitting this, but we are blessed this year with four two-week breaks during our 7 months of employment in … Continue reading →

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