France Day Three - Montolieu

I would never have known about book towns had it not been for Nancy's husband, John, who owns Seattle Book Center.  It's only because of him that I've learned there are a handful of small towns around the world with a large number of used or antiquarian book stores.  These towns are called "book towns."  Several years ago, we visited my first book town, Fortenoy-la-Joute, France. Today, we drove about half an hour north of Carcassonne to find another one in Montolieu.  Nancy was at the wheel of our rental car, and once again she did an admirable job of getting us out of Carcassonne and onto the road to Montolieu.  As we neared the town, we did accidentally take a brief detour.  The donkeys and sheep should have been our first clue...

That said, a quick turn-around took us back to the right road, with its narrow streets, beautiful colored shutters, and tiny bookstores.  The morning's rain had finally moved on, and the sun came out to help us enjoy the afternoon.