Posted by in Haute Garonne, occitanie, travel A cure for the winter blahs! Do you feel tired and worn out this time of year? Are you wondering how you will get everything done before the holidays? Do you eagerly anticipate Christmas or does it lurk in the distance like a dark cloud of impending doom. With the approach of a long cold…Read more »
Posted by in culture, Toulouse, Uncategorized Chasing Monsters in Toulouse That’s what we did this weekend. Were you there? The people of Toulouse and their suburban neighbours and others from far and wide came to watch the most spectacular street art imaginable. The Guardian of the Temple – An Urban Street Opera I wanted to share this with you so that…Read more »
Out of the black and into the blue… Toulouse saw a period of great prosperity after the black years of the plague. In the 15th century Toulouse began to enjoy a ‘golden age’. The ‘blue gold’ of the pastel plant created great wealth in the city. La Fleurée de Pastel Isatis tinctoria: woad in English and…Read more »
Posted by in Haute Garonne, occitanie, Toulouse The weather is turning a bit colder now and I am cursing myself for having complained, recently, that it was too hot. Having missed Piano aux Jacobins a few weeks ago, and regrettably Remi Panossian, due to the seemingly endless summer and a force stronger than myself which propelled me back and forth to the…Read more »
