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On Place du Capitole in Toulouse last week there was a salon devoted to other forms of transportation. Over the course of a few days buses, subways, trams, bicycles, walking were all profiled as ways to “deplacer”.
Last Saturday I went to the salon and it was all about bicycles. There were folding bicycles, electric [...]

English in Toulouse is a group that is totally bilingual in French and English. They are located in Toulouse, France. Before we moved here Jean-Jacques went to a French Fridays meeting. He met some really great people and had a very nice time. They try to strive for a group that has a high level [...]

We drove home from Figeac today to Toulouse. We were expecting that there might have been a lot of traffic. There was none, pas de tout. Instead of going back to the Autoroute we drove a very scenic route. We drove from Figeac to Villefranche de Rouerge, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Gaillac, and then to Toulouse. Only the [...]

Yesterday the Tour de France came through Figeac on its way to Toulouse. Here are some Tour de France videos from around Figeac. The Tour de France overwhelmed the small town of Figeac but it was fun.
Yes it was raining.

No we weren’t driving this car.

Figeac is a lovely town where the Lot and the Aveyron intersect. We are spending this weekend in Figeac. It just so happened that the Tour de France 2008 was coming through Figeac this weekend. Figeac is a stop on the Tour de France 2008 on Saturday July 12th. An old friend is doing a [...]

The Tour de France 2008 is coming to Toulouse soon. Of course I won’t be able to have Tour de France 2008 videos from Toulouse as it hasn’t come yet, but I can put other Tour de France 2008 videos here.
Tour de France 2008 videos:
Here are some videos that are great, well produced, and in [...]