On our adventures abroad we did not stay in a city for more
than two nights. Our 10
th day in France we were staying in Nimes, but
started off the day traveling to the medieval town of Carcassonne. Carcassonne
is a medieval fortress that is on top of a hill located in the Aude plain. It
was a cold brisk day like we were used to Minnesota, except for the fact that
we had dressed for what we thought was going to be 60 degrees... Thanks Coach!
We walked along the stone walls learning that they have 52 massive towers that
were once used to protect the city against invaders. After the tour we got inside as soon as possible to enjoy lunch at one of Carcassonne’s local restaurants.
Some of the braver people on the trip even had the opportunity to try one of
the foods France is known for, snails! "They do not taste bad they just have a weird texture" seemed to be the consensus of trying the snails. Would you have been one of the brave people to try something new?!
After our lunch of pizza, burgers, and snail, we were off to
the city of Arles. It started to warm up on this city tour which was one of the
best parts about being able to walk around. Throughout the trip we had numerous
local guides who would take us through their city and show us all of the highlights.
Our tour guide through Arles was one of the sassiest and funniest guides we
have had throughout our trip. She knew so much about the city and made the tour
different and interesting as we walked through the city of Arles. We went to the Arles Amphitheater which was a two-tiered Roman amphitheater
that was inspired by the famous Colosseum in Rome. It was now home to many different stray cats who meandered about as we wandered up the seats of the stadium. Senior Josie Mazzone, a well known dog lover, even tried to take one home but that was quickly shut down by our "not-a-cat-person" Coach.
We walked along the stone walls learning that they have 52 massive towers that
were once used to protect the city against invaders. After the tour we got inside as soon as possible to enjoy lunch at one of Carcassonne’s local restaurants.
Some of the braver people on the trip even had the opportunity to try one of
the foods France is known for, snails! "They do not taste bad they just have a weird texture" seemed to be the consensus of trying the snails. Would you have been one of the brave people to try something new?! 
After our lunch of pizza, burgers, and snail, we were off to
the city of Arles. It started to warm up on this city tour which was one of the
best parts about being able to walk around. Throughout the trip we had numerous
local guides who would take us through their city and show us all of the highlights.
Our tour guide through Arles was one of the sassiest and funniest guides we
have had throughout our trip. She knew so much about the city and made the tour
different and interesting as we walked through the city of Arles. We went to the Arles Amphitheater which was a two-tiered Roman amphitheater
that was inspired by the famous Colosseum in Rome. It was now home to many different stray cats who meandered about as we wandered up the seats of the stadium. Senior Josie Mazzone, a well known dog lover, even tried to take one home but that was quickly shut down by our "not-a-cat-person" Coach. 
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