To all the children at TGS, we hope you have a great summer holiday! Grace, Adele, and Ellise are looking forward to catching up with you in the new year!
So, back to the Blog:
After our 2 week tour we settled back into school here in St. Remy. Only to find out that there was another long weekend holiday! At the last minute we decided to drive to Spain. Barcelona is only 4 hours drive from our villa. The same as it takes to get to from Townsville to Cairns.
On route to Barcelona, we diverted off the highway for a Lunch stop at the medieval town of Carcassone. Whilst in France, Brendan has been on an infernal quest to find the best "Cassoulet" meal. Originating in the south of France, cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked bean stew or casserole containing meat (typically pork sausages, pork, goose, duck) and white haricot beans. The dish is named after its traditional cooking vessel, the cassole, a deep, round, earthenware pot with slanting sides. Numerous regional variations exist, the best-known being the cassoulet from Castelnaudary, Toulouse, and Carcassone. Carcassone is a fortified French town in the Aude department. The fortress, which was thoroughly restored in 1853, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997.
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| Carcassone Cassoulet!! |
After Lunch we continued on to Barcelona, Spain.
Barcelona is a very interesting and vibrant city. Located on the coast, it is famous for its architecture and in particular the organic, mosaic architectural works of 'Gaudi'.(Antoni Gaudi 1852-1926).
During the day we visitied the Guell Park, Temple of the Sagrada Familia, Poble Espanyol de Montjuic (an open air museum), and more Gaudi buildings whilst shopping along the Ramblas. That night we enjoyed a traditional Flamenco Dancing Show in the old town. It was fantastic!!
Au Revoir till next week!!
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