Carcassone- Ancient City by maggiemae

Carcassone- Ancient City

Across the rooftops from a moving train, I was lucky enough to grab this picture having been told to watch out for it! Its hard to believe this dates from 100BC! I must find out more...
Awesome shot
August 28th, 2014  
Wow, what an amazing shot.
August 28th, 2014  
Wonderfully moody sky...great scene!
August 28th, 2014  
Splendid and on the hoof too !
August 28th, 2014  
Fab capture from the train window! I stayed overnight inside the walled city with my
children once. It was like ime travel to an ancient era.
August 28th, 2014  
Fabulous, especially from a moving train!
August 28th, 2014  
What a fascinating image - really makes me want to explore more. Fav.
August 28th, 2014  
@redy4et That must have been a unique experience!
August 28th, 2014  
You have been posting the most wonderful shots lately. This one really makes me want to travel again!
August 28th, 2014  
Splendid maggiemae you caught it dead on too & no reflection!! A beautiful walled city......i expect you wanted to get out!!!
August 28th, 2014  
so beautiful it looks like a painting! I remember hearing the story of the seige of Carcasonne when I was a child and thought it was a fictional place!
August 28th, 2014  
@happypat @redy4et said she stayed inside this place once! Imagine that - you would probably have to learn the dance of the seven veils!
August 28th, 2014  
Oh this view is spectacular. Thank you for sharing
August 28th, 2014  
What a scene! Love the castle structure against that dramatic sky!
August 28th, 2014  
Great shot. Have you read Labyrinth by Kate Mosse. It's set in Carcassone and is in two different times!
August 28th, 2014  
@ceilidh No, I haven't Margaret but I've heard of it - my next book purchase!
August 28th, 2014  
I cannot believe how amazing this is as an image, much less taken from a moving train. The layers are wonderful, and the contrast of rooflines with the castle and sky, awesome.
August 28th, 2014  
@taffy It really was a fluke, Taffy! But I'm over the moon with a fort and a history like this!
August 28th, 2014  
Wonderful shot!
August 28th, 2014  
Oh I really want to go there, it's on our list for next time we're in France. Great shot though I love the light and that moody sky as well the beautiful castle.
August 28th, 2014  
Wonderful shot -- this is a place I'm longing to go!
August 28th, 2014  
Wow. Amazing.
August 29th, 2014  
Wow- great shot!!
August 29th, 2014  
I hate having to shoot photos from a moving vehicle but you got the buildings quite well. Too bad about the trees. But we've all had to deal with that. Yes, the buildings are amazing for being that old. They look like a Cinderella castle.
August 29th, 2014  
Those dark colors make it look more like a painting, very nice
August 29th, 2014  
Bev
Wow. Great shot. Love the clouds in the sky and the rooftops. Fav.
August 29th, 2014  
The processing makes this look Awesome.
August 29th, 2014  
@prttblues Thanks Bev - a fairly unique photo - don't find these sort of places in Downtown NZ!
August 29th, 2014  
Beautiful shot. Dramatic sky.
August 30th, 2014  
from a moving train, wow! lovely details of the towers beyond and that sky is rather ominous. looks definitely like a time warp kind of thing.
August 30th, 2014  
fav
August 30th, 2014  
OH so fantastic to see this. Beautiful capture.
September 1st, 2014  
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