Another weekend trip down (and a chunk of Erasmus money gone) – this time, Toulouse!
So after a week of the Montpellier thunderstorms, we escaped to a town where the weather was that little bit better. Lies and I kicked off our trip with a nice and early 7.40am train (it was cheap, ok) and off we headed. Slight panic on the train journey, when we saw what we thought was the sea on either side of us and wondered just what on earth the train was doing and where we were actually going… But we arrived in our intended destination, always good.
So map clutched in hand, we did the proper tourist thing and had a wander round checking out all the major sites:
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| Le Capitole (Toulouse's version of Comedie...) |
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| Cathedrale St-Etienne |
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| Our excitement at finding a huge Monoprix... |
So in the afternoon we decided to do a bit of shopping, and I can safely say that I took advantage of the shops in Toulouse – Montpellier, I love you, but you don’t have a great selection of shops. Then it was naptime, ready for the night ahead!
After an exceptionally good meal (it’s amazing how delicious spag bol tastes when you haven’t eaten it in a while), we kicked off our night with a bottle of wine, some playing cards and of course, CRISPS…once we’d rescued them from the shower where Lies cleverly decided to put them down.
The next day, we had another stroll round, had some *hangover* pizza and found ourselves sitting in a bandstand (no Lies, not a gazebo), watching random people dancing to some strange swing-style music. Very, very surreal to say the least. And clearly captivating enough to keep us there for over 2 hours! Naturally, not knowing these people, we made up names and lives for them…an afternoon of free, bizarre and hilarious entertainment.
And that was the two of us loose in Toulouse!
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