Carcassonne is located in the Cathy country in southwestern France. It’s history is very long and interesting. See wikipedia – Carcassonne.
The city dates back to Gallo-Roman era. However, majority of the castle was constructed around middle ages and renovated 19 century.
Here are photos:
I visited Andorra, which is a country sandwiched between France and Spain. The native language spoken in Andorra is Catalon, similar to Barcelona. It is situated in the Pyrenees mountains. There are only 1 major route to access the country, entering from France and existing to Spain.
The night I arrived, it started to snow. The road is windy and difficult to drive under the snowy condition. BTW, it is easier to get to Andorra from Perpignan than from Toulouse, which the route is even more windier and narrower.
I had a good time there and test-driven the Snow mobile (le moto de neige) in the mountains. The city is similar to Gatlinburg, TN. It is a tax-free zone. So, gas luxury goods, and cigarettes are much cheap in Andorra than in France and Spain. The economy is booming with lots of new constructions everywhere.
While the mountains are not as spectacular as the Alps, there are definitely snow on the peaks.
Dijon is located in the Burgundy, France. It is a small town with 130,000 inhabitants. I spent 7 weeks learning French there. I had a fantastic time there. It was quite relaxing for me.
Dijon Musical Festival, 2010.
I made a MTV with music from the festival and various pictures.