Lautrec?

I woke early and rolled out of bed to get washed and dressed before anyone else emerged. By the time I ventured down to the kitchen, Mike was making some tea. He is clearly an early riser also. We left everyone else in bed and walked into the village to the Boulangerie for our morning croissants. By the time we got back, there were a few stirrings from elsewhere in the house.

After breakfast, we loaded up the cars and headed for a day in Toulouse. We parked up at the Park and Ride and took the Metro downtown. Emerging in the central district we strolled across the square and down some of the side streets towards the River Garonne which runs through the city and the whole region. We stopped at the Basilica and had a look around. It was quite impressive but very dark, which gave it a sombre feel.

Leaving the Basilica we dropped down to the river bank and stopped at a small cafe for some lunch. We had a couple of cheese platters and a couple of charcuterie plates between the 7 of us. It was a nice snack to keep us going.

From there we headed for a convent where there was an amazing display regarding the Cathars, a beautiful cloister, and a church the size of which had to be seen to be believed.

We stopped for an ice cream in the main square and then headed for a shopping centre with a roof garden… which turned out to be closed for a private function. We moved on to see the covered market and by the time we got there, It was closed. Doh!

We returned to the Metro and back to the cars at the Park and Ride. We headed home through the Friday afternoon traffic and settled down by Mike’s pool with a glass of wine. 

Dinner followed an hour or so later. Four of the party have settled down with a board game, Liz has gone to bed, Barbara and I are ignoring the antics around the board game.