Quick Stop in Toulouse!

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As the trip comes to an end, I had a lovely afternoon visiting Toulouse.  In order to get from where I was staying in the land of sunflowers (LOL) we had to take a train to Toulouse to catch the flight to Paris.  Well, I didn’t know what to expect, but I found it very charming and wouldn’t mind going back some day with more time.
 
There are so many old and interesting churches. They all looked different based on what century they were built. I wish I’d had time to walk through all of them.  Then I noticed that the French must have a thing for merri-go-rounds.  There’s a lovely one at the foot of the Eiffel Tower near the Trocadero, and there’s this beauty in Toulouse! 

​The streets were all different. Some reminded me of Paris or Buenos Aires with the old buildings and tree lined streets. Other streets made me think of New Orleans French Quarter. Then there were the more modern buildings along the tree-lined streets. It was fun to see. Due to the pinkish terracotta brick everywhere, Toulouse is nicknamed the Pink City. I really enjoyed the plaza – it just took me back in my mind to the Plaza Mayor in Madrid when I was in college. They don’t really look anything alike, but it reminded me of it just the same. 

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I wish I’d taken photos of the arts college – the massive columns in front were impressive, but the thing that really surprised me was when I heard they were moving the wounded warrior memorial to build a new subway line.  It seemed to me to be a lot of work, perhaps easier to move the subway lol, but what really stunned me was when I realized they were not only moving this massive monument thirty yards across the park, but after the subway is finished, they’ll be moving it back! 

As you can see - the thing is huge! 

​What I didn’t get photos of was the lovely parks. The big round park (I think that’s actually it’s name!) was my favorite. At that point we were just driving back to the airport so I couldn’t walk around for photos, but it was truly lovely. Lots of bright flowers, plenty of green space, and so many fountains!  I really enjoyed my afternoon in Toulouse.
 
Do you have any place you’ve been through quickly and want to go back to?

Oh, and are you ready for the new series releasing next week? 

Books one through three will be available next week, but they're available now if you don't want to wait, direct from my website! 

Okay, that's it for a Monday morning update - let me know you saw this and we'll visit again net week!