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 »
La première fois que j’ai vu les Arènes de Nîmes c’était en regardant un concert de Metallica chez moi sur la télé. J’étais sûre de vouloir visiter cet endroit en personne et regrettais d’avoir raté le gig. J’ai failli passer à côté de ce groupe si ce n’était pas pour un cadeau de noël, il…Read more »
Nîmes The first time I ever saw the Nîmes arena was on my T.V. watching a Metallica concert. I vowed to visit the city that just happens to have a ‘venue’ like that where they can stage concerts. I wouldn’t have known anything about Metallica if it were not for a Christmas present a few…Read more »
Posted by in Toulouse I didn’t always love markets. I used to find them confusing and stressful. Many years ago I used to spend a lot of time in Rome, but not enough to perfect my Italian. I loved the local market in Testaccio but it also terrified me. Timidity gets you nowhere at the market in Rome. …Read more »
Sometime during August when it has been scorching hot for days on end I start to take the sun for granted, or even try to avoid it. Unlike the beginning of summer when all I want in life is to swim in the sea and spend all day outside, eventually I get bored and I…Read more »
Despite the number of trendy barbour shops cropping up all over the city and the many tattoo parlours dotted around Toulouse, yep the hipsters are here a little late but in full force, this blog is about keeping cool during the summer heatwave. A visit to the metropolis is imperative. I was shocked by the…Read more »
