Toulouse

Welcome to Toulouse! Wow, it's been a long time since I have seen Uncle Eli, Tata Christelle, Eve-anne, and the first time I will be seeing Lys, Anne-elia, and Manoee.

I was welcomed by everyone as soon as I walked to the door or their pretty house. I learned a lot from the girls' books. We planned a trip to go to Carcasonne where we would see a Castle. It was beautiful! It was cool to see where the archers would stand to take aim at incoming enemies. They had a good system going on. Just as you enter the fortress, there was someone dressed in an American-Indian costume and playing a beautiful flute-like instrument.

We toured the city within these castle walls and learned a lot of history about the place. It was known to be impenetrable to enemies, and along the walls you can see slits where the archers were stationed.

Later in the week, we went to a festival at the girls' school. The theme was "From the East to the West," and I thought it was great how they set it up. Eve-Anne performed so well in a Spanish dance with her classmates. Uncle Eli and I went over to the archery booth to shoot some arrows. It was pretty fun, and I got a bullseye! (Although, it was on the wrong target.)

Later, we visited a really cool science museum! They have artifacts and displays of all sorts! The museum began with some interesting facts about the earth and natural occurances like earthquakes and volcanoes. Along the wall were lots of bones from all different animals in action. Then came the displays of animals with fur, after passing the giant squid on the ceiling. Wow! I couldn't imagine so many kinds of animals in one place before. It was very in depth. Here is an example of a few butterflies that were part of a whole wall of different kinds of butterflies.

Well, this post has gone on for awhile, and there's still a bit more to tell. I will save the rest of the adventures for next time!