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Hôtel Dieu (n°14 on the map)
Alexe reckons that my history-lesson-type articles are a little on the boring side. I promise that this is the last of them, and that I'll post something on shopping, pubs and eating out soon!! That said ... L’Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Jacques has stood on the...
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Visiting the region
We've been told that a certain number of you will be spending more than the weekend in Toulouse, and were even hoping to rent a car and visit the surrounding country side. There are loads of things to see in this region, but I've tried to select a few...
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Around town (map of Toulouse)
The centre of Toulouse can be divided into four parts, with Rue de Metz & Rue Alsace-Lorraine separating them. I've colour coded the map below in order to give you a quick idea of what's what and where's where. If you click on the map, you'll be able...
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Getting to the Church on Time
We've received feedback from some people looking for clear directions to the church, and from the church to the reception. Here they are! It's a seven minute walk : out the church door and down the street in front of you (rue du pont de Tounis) to the...
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The Dream Team Part I: The Ushers
The French don't do weddings like we do. They don't go in for the groom, fathers, best men, ushers all dressed in similar tailed attire. I dare anyone to try and persuade two French women to wear the same dress to the same wedding ... So, as the ushers...
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Notre Dame La Dalbade (n°10 on the map)
Alexe and I chose Notre-Dame de la Dalbade for our wedding because we were living right beside it when I "popped" the question !! Situated in one Toulouse's most ancient quarters, historians date the construction of the first Dalbade to the VI century....
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Wine bars & pubs
For each of the pubs listed below, clicking on the name will pop up a map showing you where they're located. La Tireuse is one of my favorite bars. It has an incredibly large selection of on tap Belgian beers, served in a cosy atmosphere. Opens at 5 o'clock...
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The Dream Team Part II: Les Demoiselles d'Honneur
Bonjour, c'est Alexe. J'ai enfin écrit mon article pour le blog !! Le voici : Demoiselle n°1 This is Cécilia Favretti, my big sister . I chose her as my bride's maid because she has always been there for me when I needed her most and because she has given...
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Eating out
This is a small selection of our favourite restaurants. It is in no way exhaustive, Toulouse is full of good places to eat, but it will give you a couple of pointers. Les Toulousains : n'hésitez pas à y ajouter des commentaires pour enrichir la liste...
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Getting there
Dublin: Your best bet from Dublin is to fly direct to Toulouse with Aer Lingus. Their prices can often be lower than those offered by Ryanair. If you are flying with Ryanair then you'll be flying into Carcassonne - 90 km south east of Toulouse. from Carcassone...
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The Wedding List
Our wedding list is now available. Click here then click on "offrir un cadeau", type "Timoney" in the box marked "nom" and then hit "valider". That done, you should find our names at the bottom of the screen - press on either of them to access the list....
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La Présence Française
This article allows the French to answer present/not present (they're not the best card writers in the world ;o) Allez y les amis - laissez vos commentaires !!!
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Hotels
We've listed the a fairly comprehensive selection of hotels on the left of of the page. Toulouse is a fairly compact town and none of the hotels are more than a couple of minutes taxi away from the church or the reception.
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Thank you for the music
Ok, here's the concept: you think of a song that you'd like to hear at the wedding; you send the title and the name of the artist to pasdit2000@yahoo.fr If the song has already been chosen by someone else then we'll contact you asking you to think againTo...