Come back to France, Toulouse's direction!

The advantage of living in the north of Spain (Zaragoza) is having a direct access on the south of France. According to the breton inside me, I've barely gone more down than Bordeaux and less more in autumn.

It can be said that to me the South is not really accessible to spend a weekend. Now, I have discovered a town really fascinating me and where I have never been before.

The joke of being French and wait to live in Spain for visiting your own country!

Anyway, I went to Toulouse in early November by carpool (40€ way and back, it would have been wrong not to accept it... ). For me, it's better to go by car because crossing the Pyrenees is memorable, I let you see for yourself.

To get these shots (not to bad we can say) I had to stop the carpool on the side of the road (not so safe), but it was really worth it!

After about five hours of travel, in the same conditions of splendor, I arrived in Toulouse.

My family does not live in the city itself, here I am off for a good hour drive towards the deep countryside in the small town of Montgey (300 inhabitants, the double of animals).

Fast passage through Le Lac de St-Férréol which extends over three municipalities of three different departments.

It is a dam lake, meaning that is had a dam to retain its waters. It is the main source of supplement of Canal du Midi, I do not want to get you bored with its story but it is quite interesting.

Other than that, you can practice fishing, sailing and swimming of course. In summer, it is shielded.

And more, is really, really, really nice.

I still ended up visiting Toulouse and its center. It is a really nice town with buildings of magnificent architectures filled of history.

Let's start with the Place du Capitole, where stands relentless the Capitole (to be clear, at present, is the home of the City Hall and the Theater du Capitole), a well known and recognized place of Toulouse.

It's Sunday and it is crowded, people are all around the terraces that surround the square, having a coffee or a small beer with their families.

The atmosphere is light, the sun is at the top (but it is still cold, we are in the early November anyway).

Let's continue our visit with the Basilique Saint-Sernin (registered in the UNESCO world heritage), we are lucky there is the big mflea market (it's worth it to visit on Sunday morning! ). We go inside the Basilica, personally I'm not really religious, but this one is really beautiful and the interior is breathtaking.

We walk along the Garonne and we come across the Pont Saint-Pierre, at the end we see the Hospice de la Grave (the second largest hospital during the 20th century). We are on the tight side of the river.

After, the is the tour of the Cathédrale Saint-Etienne, located on the same-named square. Again, I am not really religious (still not... ), so I decided to immortalize the building of the Place Saint-Etienne which I like more for their flamboyant colors (we are still in the Rose City, do not forget). The cathedral is in my back.

Very fast but nice getaway in Toulouse, I recommend it!

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