First encounter with the Canal du Midi
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Day 8: Saturday, 13.08.2011 Up and out by 9:30 and on the road again after our day of repose. Getting out of Toulouse was no problem, as the canal runs right through the middle of town and was only 5 … Read More

Discovering Toulouse
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Day 7: Friday, 12.08.2011 Our first stop on leaving the hotel was the beautiful Cathedral of St. Etienne, located just a few blocks from our hotel. It’s a late gothic structure made even more interesting because of the juxtaposition of … Read More

The Advantages of a Padded Posterior
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Day 6: Thursday, 11.08.2011 After breakfast we packed up our bikes and rode into town where we wanted to check out the highlight we’d discovered late yesterday evening, the 12th century Abbey of St. Pierre. We took our time walking … Read More