Toulouse
Travel Blogs from Toulouse, France
Short but very sweet...
... have been keeping an eye out for (there is something that we found exceptional about European kebabs). Signs of Toulouse being a larger city were also evident as there were plenty of people zipping around in business attire, people asking for ...
French Summer
... to check out the larger city of Toulouse, and was rewarded with an engaging, cosmopolitan city with a decidedly country flair. Toulouse is on the route for pilgrims along the Santiago de Compostella, and its architecture reflects the glory of heavenly ...
From El Toro to Le Mooooooooo
... restaurant. Very interesting to hear how university is for them, coming from outside the country, and what they think of living in Toulouse. We wandered out for one more drink and then headed back for a good night's sleep (watching our step along the ...
Bonjour!
Arrgghh! I now live in France. No more baked beans for me for a whole year! Nooo! Anyway I now live in Toulouse which is very pretty. I from now on I will just update on our trips, but will do a Toulouse update when I leave. A ...
Toulouse
... finally found a place 20 ks out of Toulouse so we booked it for 2 nights deciding to spend the next day in Toulouse. What a beautiful city - red/pink brick buildings, amazing galleries and the resting place of St Thomas Aquinas in an incredible church. ...
To lose in Toulouse
... nieder, bevor ich zum Didgeridoo-Menschen und spaeter zu den spanischen -oder sind es brasilianische?- Trommlern wechsle. Toulouse, du hast mich sofort gefangen genommen. Eigentlich kitschig, eine Stadt zu dutzen. Aber Toulouse ist reizend. Okay, ...
Several days before - Booking
... 45. On the way back, take-off is at 22:15 from Dubai to land in Paris at 06:35. Actually since we were flying from Toulouse and to avoid multiple connexions we asked for a direct flight between Paris and Dubai. We got one, for almost the same price, on ...
Toulouse
... off to the bar for happy hour which started at 9. His friend drove us to the bar, and parking always seems to be a task in france. The bar was so crowded, packed with people shoulder to shoulder! some more friends met us out and we had three or four ...
Rediscovering my town
This entry is mainly for my friends around the world who don't know my town and my life here in Toulouse... I have started going round the town and taking pictures but it feel strange to take pictures of things I know so well!!! I will carry on ...
The 7 Days of Toulouse
Bonjour les voyageurs! So far, Toulouse is everything it's said to be- relaxing! The Crowne Plaza is luxury and comfortable to stay in. There is most of the things that you would expect in a French hotel. The beds are soft and nicely made ...
Toulouse
... 7am flight to Toulouse, we were greeted at the airport by Michel and his lovely son Melvin. We spent two days in Toulouse with Michel and Myriam, (Thank you for your hospitality) who have a beautiful house right near Place Du Capitole (A square ...
Barcelona to Toulouse
... . On arrival, we headed directly to the train station and managed to get one of the few trains operating out of town. At Narbonne, I said goodbye to my newly adopted family and transferred onto the Toulouse train. Exciting day, and I finally made ...
Cemeteries and Rain and Southern France
... ate on top of my 'stuffedness', making walking the two blocks to my hotel quite an effort! The next day I just wandered around Toulouse - the Capitol building, the Garonne, the city squares, St. Sernin, etc. A lovely little town in the south of ...
The fleas that tease....
We were greeted by Claire's cat at about 7.30am. Claire was up to make us breakfast at 8am. She had a lot of apricots to make into jam so said it was good to get into the garden before it got hot. At this stage it was already over 20 degrees. We had some ...
Travel, travel and more freaking travel
Oh to be the travel weary in only the first week. I arrive in France hoping to get a train connection to Toulouse at 7.30am after arriving at 7am. I have miscalculate my days by one day and I need to get to Toulouse on Friday not on ...
It isnt the breaths that we take, but the moments
It isn`t the breaths that we take but the moments that take our breath away. This could be true for some of the sights of Toulouse but it is also due the fact I have a lung cacacity of zero but can still manage to walk for hours straight. And god ...
Day -1 - Toulouse - Paris
Because of Air France strike, we were forced to leave one day earlier and stay in Paris at some friends for the night. Thanks again to QL*, G* and his sister J* for welcoming us in Paris and for the evening in Paris. It was really nice: great meal at ...
Cest magnifique idee!
... 250 grammes accompagnée de frites maison à volonté et de sa fameuse sauce. Son fils Henri, à son tour, a monté Toulouse en 1962, Bordeaux en 1966, Nantes en 1980, Montpellier en 1990 et enfin Lyon en 1999. Ces restaurants se ...
Plusieurs jours auparavant - Réservation
... :45. Au retour, le décollage de Dubaï est à 22:15 pour atterrir à Paris à 06:35. En fait, comme nous partions depuis Toulouse et pour éviter de multiples escales nous avons demandé un vol direct entre Paris et Dubaï. Nous avons pu en avoir un pour ...
Ten Things We Love About France
... we go. We would like to try to work in France for a while before returning home. Ten Things We Love About France........ 1- Fresh bread and Pain au Chocolate every morning. 2- Beautiful summer days, cloudless skies, and the warmth of the ...
From mountains to motorways
... lovely French cheeses with a small glass of red wine. We had said to Claire we wanted to go to the Pyrenees rather than to Toulouse and although surprised she said the city would be very hot. She rang her brother who first suggested we do a lovely walk to ...


