Day 13- Salses Fortress

It was the last market day today! Unfortunately it was more of a general one than the bigger more touristy ones which was disappointing; Instead we decided to visit a fortress we found advertised in a tourist brochure. When we arrived it was covered in scaffolding so we weren't sure what to expect, but inside it was very impressive! I've never seen architecture like it before, including the red brick. It was so large and open! I really enjoyed walking around, the cranes in the background really put it into scale. On the way into the fortress, we found some really decorative script 'graffiti' from years ago. It was intricately carved, it's strange labeling it as graffiti! There was a lot to explore which was fun, I liked the way they'd incorporated artists work into the fortress; There were a lot of varied sculptures and exhibits, including a photography exhibition in one of the side rooms. I particularly liked the light graffiti exhibits, I thought they created an interesting effect. 

When we first walked into the chapel, the light was flickering in a really eerie way! It was very minimalistic, but you could climb right to the top and through a little side tunnel made of bricks~

 

I really liked how many different textures there were walking around; caused by wear or natural erosion~

Canon balls!

I thought this was a very cool plant! It reminds me of snapdragons~

It was really cool as we waited extra for a guided tour, which meant that we were able to go into a whole extra area not open to the public! Unfortunately the tour was given in French so we weren't able to understand a word they said, especially awkward when they made a joke and you didn't know what you were laughing at~ It was very interesting though going up onto the roof and inside the walls~ we then headed home once it had finished and unexpectedly into a huge downpour which was completely unexpected! It was too crazy to drive in so we darted into the nearest shopping centre for a break haha.