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.
