Toulouse

I believe this is the first trip I made with some of the friends I made here in my program. We decided to go somewhere nearby not too far/pricy. So we decided on Toulouse. Again, we left at the crack of dawn, just so we could have more time to actually see the city (it’s even bigger than Bordeaux). From the moment we arrived, the city was something else. Beautiful, of course, but completely different from Bordeaux. It has more of a Spanish influence, which makes sense since the architecture shows that. Hence, why they call it the “Pink City” Basically, we just saw a bunch of churches (all gorgeous), museums, random other places. Also, they have bridges with the most amazing view!!!! Loved it! We did a whole bunch of walking and very little resting. And I should add, I decided to wear sandals…not the best idea for my feet. We had lunch at this very nice spot, kind of hidden, but it was packed. Pretty much your typical French restaurant. The food was great and not too pricy. Lunch here tends to be stretched out by… A LOT. We ended up finishing maybe like 2 hours later. And then for dinner, right before we left, we got sandwiches from this one shop close by the downtown area, which were very affordable and tasty if I may say. Toulouse was a great way to get our feet wet in starting to travel. Definitely manageable in a day, but probably more enjoyable in a weekend trip.