By the time we arrived the temperature had risen to a very pleasant 15 degrees and we were able to walk around the old town with some warm sun on our back. Cathedral Sainte-Cecile is massive and sits at the top of an incline surrounded by the beautiful warm, pink toned buildings of the old town.
The one downside of the cathedral has nothing to do with the building itself but the fact that it appears to be in the middle of a roundabout, moreover one that is heavily disguised as a pedestrian precinct, which makes negotiating Place Sainte-Cecile a little difficult and dangerous at times.
The pink bricked buildings of the old town are now home to numerous bars, restaurants and shops and also the famous Henry de Toulouse Lautrec Museum displaying his iconic lithographs and paintings of the brothels of Paris.
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ReplyDeleteLooks like you had a wonderful day for exploring.
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She comes up with some interesting ideas.I was wondering what you thought and whether any of it was relevant to you two. Do you miss the odd thing about England???I know I do, books, music, clothes,a variety of food in the super markets.I agree with Elizabeth, we know people here who bemoan England,but, without it, they would never have been able to get here.........