Saturday, October 20, 2012

France Day Two - Morning in Toulouse

It felt so good to stretch out, and get a good night's sleep!  This morning, I was refreshed, up, and ready by 8 a.m. Nancy and John met me downstairs in the hotel lobby, and we took a walk around the city centre of Toulouse.  It's really a pretty town, and we'll be spending more time here later in the week.
 
 
After breakfast, we walked around the outdoor market.  The weather was a bit drizzly, but it was quite warm,
 
 
 
 


 

In the city centre, there are many pedestrian streets with shops and restaurants.
 We even found a carousel in the park.
 The ticket taker looked a little bored...
Always good advertising to be had in France!
 And there were plenty of outdoor flower markets.
We found a nice bakery with some serious breads and pastries in the window.




We were having such a great time, that it was very surprising when Nancy suddenly announced it was 11 a.m. (as in check-out time at the hotel).  We scurried back, grabbed our bags, and waited while the hotel called a cab for us (announcing to the operator that we had "beaucoup de baggage").  From the hotel, we went back to the airport to pick up our rental car, which is a black Peugeot with a very cool  giant moon roof covering the entire top.  Nancy is the driver, and I'm signed on as a "back-up."  She did an excellent job of getting us to Carcassonne, which is about an hour south of Toulouse, and to our home for the next week, the lovely Maison Juliette.

8 comments:

  1. Beautiful pictures....and wonderful food~~~Yummmm...

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  2. I love the markets and the shops....why oh, why do we have to shop the way we do! I loved our bread lady, our pastry shop, cheese & meat shop....and buying squash 1 slice at a time!! Thanks for sharing!
    Kathy Kelley

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  3. Loved the picture. The city and food make me wish I was in France right now. So jealous.
    Cuz....Diana Gayle

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  4. Ah photos, much better then yesterday! I wish I was getting bread, and pastries, and flowers with you instead I'm prepping for my nursing exam next week.....
    Love you mama

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  5. Thanks, everyone! Krista, good luck with your nursing exam...I'm sure you will ace it!

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  6. Dear Vickie, I enjoy your pictures. Please give my regards to Nancy! Have much fun in France! Yours Elisabeth

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  7. Oh the food!! My mouth is watering. This is not good for my DIET! I want to run down to the bakery and get a big croissant. ;-) JSH

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  8. The macarons there look amazing!! Our "French" macarons sure don't look like that!

    Also - that Pumpkin pic? It looks glazed! It is gorgeous!

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