Toulouse Stopover

Toulouse is one of the airports  convenient to Sète, and the city makes for an interesting stopover - we did just that!

Our Tour

1) arrived by train, checked (9.50€) our bag, walked toward...

2) The Capitole! The plaza is from the 18th century, surrounded by buildings completed after 1850. It is the center of government for our region, but also contains a theater, and is very popular for weddings (in fact, the last time we tried to see it, it was closed to the public for a wedding). This time, there was a simple security check, with no line, no charge, to enter.

The interior is full of symbolism!

Rick loves this - his initials are *everywhere!*

We went around the corner to check in with the tourist office - we wanted to know where and when the May 8 celebration would be.

3) We had lunch, then went on to the Musée des Augustins, a museum that I had been looking forward to for many years - my goal: see the statue of the very young madonna. No joy! The museum is undergoing renovations, and a large section is closed - well, we missed it in 2011, it won't hurt to try again later :-\

4) We turned to the cathedral of St-Etienne. We had visited before, and were happy to again.

5) The Monument aux Morts was next; this is where the ceremony will be to celebrate the Victory in Europe day.

6) The Halles aux Graines is just a bit further; it is a theater, but unfortunately closed to visits today.

7) We decided to walk along the Canal du Midi, stopping off at the Church of St-Aubin

8) And, back at the gare! After a lot of resting and figuring things out, we bought dinner for later, and grabbed the subway out of town, and switched to a tram for our hotel near the airport.