So here is a pic of that river (Le Canal Du Midi) with the locks, there are a ton of them up the river. The next pic is a view from Carcassonne out over the city around the area. The next pic is of the hallway of the building where I took my pre-session classes.

The next pic is a view from a lookout point by Le Palais des Papes in Avignon France (See the "mountains"?)
And of course, the sweetest Jesus statues you'll ever see. A gold statue up on the cathedral, and this one in front of the cathedral.