Tuesday Sept 9th - Storming the Castle

So, I actually slept through the night...it was amazing! We got up and packed. Decided that we would have breakfast at our hotel...it was another amazing European spread! So delicious! We found out that our hotel had the cutest courtyard in the back, unfortunately it was raining so eating outside wasn't an option :( We packed the car and then headed to the castle. Before we went in, Tim wanted to show me the graveyard, which was awesome! Creepy and old! Tons of great picture opportunities for sure! Then we headed into the castle. Tim had been here with his co-workers but they didn't go into the chateau. We went on the tour of the chateau...this place was incredible. Looking at the walls you could see the different builders and time periods. This place dated back to Roman times. Part of what had been torn down had been reconstructed to look like it might have back when the castle was used. The weather started out kind of rainy and drizzle, the sun peeked out here and there, but it was so overcast. Perfect for walking around in a castle. Tim kept having me take pictures of him recreating Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail...it was fun. Once we had finished with the Chateau, we walked the cobbled streets of the castle. There were restaurants, shops, hotels and a cathedral (of course). It was like one huge Renaissance festival! Tim said when he had been there before there were people dressed in period costume. There weren't any on the day we were there. We shopped a little and then decided to head out. Before we left, Tim wanted me to film him doing a bit from Monty Python. So, while he was on the wall, I was down below...he yelled out filthy English knights...as some English people were walking by...they continued the line from the movie behind me...it was funny! Tim wanted to get to Toulouse that evening. We decided to take a less traveled road to Toulouse instead of the highway, so we could see the countryside. It was very pretty. Lots of sunflower fields (most of them done for the season), corn, I even saw a hybrid corn field or two. There was construction on the road as well. Tim wanted to go to Airbus before the hotel, I was starting to fade...but we went. Then to the hotel. It was on the corner of a busy square. While I napped, Tim returned the car to the rental office. When he returned we got up and got ready to walk around Toulouse. We decided to walk around that immediate area only. Tons of shops and cafes. Tim wanted to take me to his favorite crepe place, but it was closed...so we settled on one right near the hotel. The crepe was yummy. I got a salad, a crepe with white asparagus, cheese and ham, and then a chocolate crepe for dessert. Tim had an egg, ham, cheese, mushroom crepe, also really good. Then, we turned in for the evening.