We left Rocamadour very excited about visiting in Toulousse, and also to have a few days off the bike. After the first 35 km or so, we knew we deserved some downtime, as the going was very, very hard, with massive, long hills! Spent the night in Cahors, which is on top of a hill (of course!), next to the River Lot. Met a few people at the hostel doing Rue de St Jacques, some on foot, and one by bike.
Spent some time in city of Toulousse before heading off to visit our friends. It is known as the "pink city", as most of the buildings are built with local stone, and it is quite pink. There are some really good cycle paths around the city too. We had a bit of trouble getting to Beatrice & Christophe´s, but in the end we made it, with a bit of help from some local teenage boys, and lots of guessing!
We enjoyed our time with the family. Christophe had spent many hours fixing up their pool so Elma and I could have a swim, so that was fun. I watched some DVDs with Elma and relaxed a lot. We had a very long lunch on Sunday that went til about 5 o´clock!! It was lovely to be in a home in France and have time to wind down a little.
Next was the trip towards the French coast along the Midi Canal, from Toulousse to Carcasonne.
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