Day 13 - 25th October - Toulouse: Basilica of Saint-Sernin (Part 2)

Road leading to Basilica of Saint-Sernin

Basilica of Saint-Sernin
The crypt and ambulatory were closed for lunch. I wasn't going to wait an hour so I just saw what was open and moved on.

Gateway

Hobos (students)
Maybe they were sitting around the church since they wouldn't be chased off


Porte Miègeville

UNESCO sign (Routes of Santiago of Compostella in France)

On the first portal: the Pre-portal of the Renaissance/the Gate of the Annunciation

On the Porte Miègeville: A masterpiece of Romanesque art



Porte Miègeville details

"Welcome for pilgrims from 3pm to 6pm"
Err.

Nave

Pillars


Altar


Shield on wall


Heraldic devices

On the chronology of the basilica

Tower
I skipped the nearby Roman museum - there was no time and I'd seen enough Roman stuff for now.


Rue du Taur


Portail du College de l'Esquile par Bachelier, 1556

Amusing souvenir shop item: the South of France vs the Rest

Rue du Taur

On church Notre Dame of Taur (Taur is Occitan for Bull)





Church of the Jacobins and more hordes of students outside

Picture from ceiling of church

Desolate interior

Altar

On St Thomas Aquinas, whose relics were here


Altar with Thomas of Aquinas reliquary
The architecture was interesting. There were large pillars down the centre of the church and coloured stones in the wall.

??? presumably something used to be here


Colourful-ish wall

Red stained glass


Cloisters

Ambulatory

Students showing disrespect for historical property


Murals in chapel



Cloisters

Mural


Roof


Cloisters and tower

Can of Coke. Good to know it has no preservatives or artificial flavours.




Hotel de Bernuy




Hotel de Nupces
There was a boardgames shop open "tous les jours". However in France, "tous les jours" (every day) does not mean every day, but Monday to Saturday. Gah.
At the shop, there were suggested times for how long games took to explain. "City of Horrors" supposedly could be explained in 5 minutes (for a 45€ game, right). "Catane" (Settlers of Catan) supposedly would take 10, Civilization 45, The Resistance 5, Bang 10, Munchkins 5 and Carcassonne 10. Hah.