Round The World and other travels
A frequent flyer's collection of trip diaries
Oct 2017: Toulouse
Toulouse is the capital of the French département of Haute-Garonne. With a population of approximately 470,000, it is France's fourth-largest city, lying at the heart of the country's fourth-largest wider metropolitan area. I had visited on one previous occasion, in April 2007. Then, as now, the major presence of the Airbus corporation in the city had its influence on activities during the stay.
City Centre
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| ABOVE: The impressive Capitole de Toulouse building combines conventional City Hall functions with providing a home for both an opera company and an orchestra. | |||||
| ROW BELOW: The 12th-century Basilica of Saint-Sernin is all that remains of the original abbey | RIGHT: Lingering incense added to the atmospheric feel of the 14th-century church Notre-Dame du Taur |
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| BELOW (left to right): 1. River Garonne 2-3. Pont Neuf 4. École des Beaux Arts 5-6. Basilique Notre-Dame de la Daurade | |||||
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| RIGHT and BELOW: And finally, a few miscellaneous views |
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Aeroscopia Museum
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LEFT: We travelled to Blagnac by tram, an option that did not exist at the time of my one previous visit. |
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Victor Hugo Market
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