Two canals for the price of one

There are actually three canals that meet here but the picture couldn't fit them all in. The sculpture was added in 1773.

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Toulouse

May 5th 2019
Here we are again, travelling in France on a Saturday. The day started well with our trip to the market in Arles (see last blog). It got even better as we approached Toulouse on the train and I noticed we didn’t have to cross the river; it was the Canal du Midi we had to cross. Frequent blog readers will know the only thing I like better than churches and aqueducts are canals, especially the Can ... read more

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