I am an Aerospace Engineer and my work took me to Toulouse for 4 months. All of my work colleagues…read moreexcept one were French so it was total immersion. My ancestors were from France (near Lille) and even with my poor French, France felt like home. Toulouse is the aerospace capital of Europe so there are lots of foreigners who live and work there and the locals are very tolerant of poor French. The local accent is somewhat different from Paris. What a fantastic experience. I was accompanied by my wife and our teenage daughter and we had a small apartment a few blocks from St-Aubin. I must admit I never set foot in the church but the weekend farmers market nearby was our go to. Fantastic selection of cheeses, meat, vegetables, wine, and the absolute best rotisserie chickens I have ever eaten. Our Sunday ritual was to go to the market buy a chicken, bread, cheese and a bottle of wine and return to our apartment for a long lunch. The roti chickens are sold with wonderful potatoes They also sold roti rabbits and game birds but we always had chicken. I really miss the whole experience.

Beautiful cathedral with an incompetent and rude staff. Vagrant standing outside the door waving…read morevisitors in. Absolutely no respect for the disabled.

The Cathedral Saint-Andre also call Bordeaux Cathedral is located just off from Rue Saint…read moreCatherine. The cathedral completed around 1500. It is a UNESCO world heritage site. Royal wedding had been conducted at this church for Louis XIII and Anne of Austria who later give birth to important king Louis XIV. The stain glass window show apostle Paul and King David. The back prayer room is sacred for many believers. This cathedral has it own beautiful decoration. The exterior has two towers that symbolizes the church and addition tower on the side.

This was one of my favourite churches to see in Toulouse. It looks absolutely stunning inside and…read moreoutside. I just sat down nearby and looked at it to be honest. I don't know what it is about it, but I loved it. The architecture, the windows, the area, loved it all.

Saint-Etienne is along with Saint-Sernin one of the two largest churches in Toulouse. Whereas…read moreSt-Sernin is the largest example of a Romanesque church existent, the current St-Etienne is actually two buildings in one. The first is an early example of Gothic style and post dates St-Sernin by at least a couple of centuries. The other, a later addition, is a somewhat later example of the Gothic style. The two are cobbled together in a rather bizarre combination. It is as if one added a ranch style addition to ones Victorian home and botched the job. St-Etienne is the home base for the local Archbishop. To me it is far from a beautiful building but certainly worth seeing as a lesson in architectural history. See both St-Sernin and St-Etienne on the same day to emphasize the contrast. I miss them both and apologize to St-Etienne for my caustic comments.