Thursday, August 15, 2013

Wednesday 31st July- Time to leave the Lot

A late’ish departure as we took the country route to Toulouse in almost 36 degrees of heat and it was really very hot when we arrived at the Hotel. After driving for a few hours we all had a little rest and then met up for dinner which we planned to have in the old town of Toulouse. On this occasion we had not booked anywhere which in retrospect was silly as many of the places were closed for the holiday which then put pressure on the other restaurant’s remaining open.
After enjoying a drink in the old town square we looked for the Italian restaurant we had chosen only to find it closed and so we tried several others but ended up in a quite good place where the menu was varied and covered everybody’s tastes. After dinner we walked the streets of the old town and then headed back to the Hotel and we were all looking forward to the air conditioned rooms.

The car park in the Hotel was below the Hotel and the Land Cruiser just about squeezed in width wise and about 10 cms from the roof. This is not unusual in French towns with modern Hotels.