Waiting patiently for the fireworks to begin...only 4 hrs to go!!
Fading light as evening moves on.
The street lights switched off and La Cité lit up for the beginning of the show. Let the show begin.
Yes...here are the fireworks at the castle I have been promising to do for you. Every year at Carcassonne at 'La Cité' they have a spectacular firework show....L' Embrasement de la Cité.......un feu d'artifice.
At least 70,000 people attend each year...so you have to be there early to get a good view of 'La Cité. It was a glorious evening, so we made a picnic and set off to claim a 'good spot' at around 6.30pm...the fireworks did not start until 10.30pm!! but hey..... A good book and a bottle of vino and we were set...voila!
It lasted 25 minutes and was absolutely amazing...especially when the Castle appeared to be on fire. I didn't have my tripod so the picture of the Castle ablaze is not so sharp as it could have been as the exposure took longer because of the lack of light and after a few glasses of wine there was probably a little bit of camera shake!! Salut!......but you can get the idea......the atmosphere or should I say ambiance was lovely...all good natured fun and laughter around us and no rowdiness or drunks spoiling the event........marvelous.
After the event the crowd just quietly and VERY slowly melted away into the night....and a lot went to La Place Carnot.....including us....a big disco going on. We stayed for a short while and headed for home after a very special evening...after all we had school the next day but we had done our homework!
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