Toulouse 23 August 2017

This morning we had to leave lovely Bordeaux. I could have stayed for however long. We set off this morning to the beautiful station for our train at 10.34 travelling to Toulouse. Good journey lovely train.  It took two hours about 250ks not quite as fast as the TGV but just as comfortable.  Your tickets do not even get checked they know you have a booking.  The trains we have booked are the ones where it is compulsory to book.  We arrived at 12.30ish walked across to our hotel most of our hotels are in close proximity of the stations. 

We went out to walk to town decided to have a drink and something to eat on the way.  When Sam went to pay I just stood outside and there were these two fellows one young one older and very dishevelled, he got up instantly and came to stand beside me, I could see him making eye contact with his mate so I thought they are going to separate us so I went to get around him but he stopped me then I walked right around him into where Sam was paying said to him put your wallet away take my hand and straight back to the hotel just come with me.  We passed him walking very quickly I told Sam the story he had not noticed anything you do have to be careful.  Everywhere you go there are homeless and they are ok it is the ones who are befriended by these really young dudes that are a worry. We are always careful but you just never know.  We came back and then took a different route to town about 2ks.

It was very hot but we started off towards town, we went to the Tourism place first gorgeous girl gave us a map and suggested where we should head.  First of all we came to the Capitol Theatre housed in the most beautiful building this also houses the city hall.  There was a market in the square so we continued on until we found the Convent of the Jacobins a most amazingly beautiful building started in the 13^th century.  We then continued on to see the Pont-Neuf (new Bridge) given this name upon construction in the 15^th century, has steadfastly linked the two banks, its noble stature and artful design have foiled all the assaults, even the most ruthless, of the Garonne in spate. 

We continued on wandering and came across this beautiful little square called the Hotel d’Assezat which is an art gallery museum.  We continued walking and we came to the Cathedral of St Etienne too beautiful really  The Stations of the Cross like nothing I have ever seen before.  We came out boiling hot by then I saw a bar across the road and that is where we went poor Sam had done 4 cathedrals in a very short time he needed a sit and a drink.  We then continued back to where we slept for many hours we then went downstairs to one of the kerbside restaurants for dinner.  Big day exhausted.  Sabine and Sam