A Road In Toulouse

I was standing in Toulouse, France on the Rua Du Taur. The day before I had seen some impressive sights and yet there was more to be seen in this wonderfully old city.  As I started down the road Taur I noticed that the architecture is great but overpowering everything else.  It was driving me further down the road where I saw a tower.  It was very medieval looking with a pointy roof top.  I have included some pictures in the link below.

I thought this tower was closer than it actually was as I walked down the road Taur.  Taur had many shops and stores with little signs to tell what they did or sold.  I finally reached the end of the road and the Iglesia (church) de Saint Serinin came into view.  Wow this place was big and must have been around for a long time.  My description is limited to my lack of knowledge about what ancient architecture was called.  I know this because I took a college class many year ago and my studies then have led me to a knowledge of my lack of knowledge.  So I will describe this Iglesia as one that must have been made for giants.  The builders must have been thinking that they would aim all focus of this world into a direction straight to the heavens.  Implications are that all who are in the Saint Serinin have a link to heaven through it’s grand hall and heavenly pointed Tower.

Indeed the grand hall with in was really impressive with great curving columns.  I do not think that they were trying to represent heaven but they were definitely trying to say heaven is important when the architects built this Iglesia.  After my tour of the church I was on the north side near the Place Saint-Sernin and there was a kind of farmers market set up in the road.  While I lived in Brazil these markets were very common and they would move from one day to the next usually setting up early in the morning and then leaving at noon.  I do not know if the market on Place Saint-Sernin was only set up in that location or if it moved around from street to street but it was well after noon and they were still selling all kinds of produce and other wonderful things.  Statues and cups carved out of a nice looking pieces of freshly stained wood.

With my day running out I moved south cutting through one road after another my goal was the river Garonne.  I passed the wonderful fort or castle looking building called Les Jacobins or Couvent des Jacobins part of it was a great and very sharp looking tower.  I really must point out that when I give a few words in my post toward these towers I really should be dedicating much more toward them.  I was in fact standing in awe with my neck straining from staring straight up for so long that they blue of the sky started to make me wish I had not broken my glasses.

I arrived at the river in time to get a great look at the river and a dome who’s metal was green with age.  I do not know what this domes name was for I did not cross the river.  I had run out of time for the sun was starting to go down and I was yet very far from the train station.  In fact I was several blocks but I started on my way knowing that the lights from the city would not allow me to be in the dark.  True enough I was not in the dark for city lights are abundant and I found my way easily.  I probably could of stopped for the night but my schedule did not allow for taking too much time in one spot.  I was glad for my schedule because if I had succumbed to the temptations of staying in this city to see all of her sights I would have ended my trip in Toulouse and I could have written for years on that city alone.  Next stop is to the south small layover in Bayonne and then across the border to see the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz Spain.

Take a look at all of the wounderful arcitecture in Toulouse, France.

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