This is l'eglise St. Etienne, one of our favourites because of all the churches we see around here (and we see a lot) it's the most interesting in a slap-dash patched together kind of way. The church had run out of financing part way through construction. It was slowly (in phases) completed over time, which accounts for the strange shape and afterthought-like look of the church. Cathedrals and churches are generally shaped like a cross - this one, as you can see, does its own strange and wonderful thing.
When you walk by these buildings everyday, you kind of forget how old and lovely they are.
Spring is in full force here in Toulouse. Parks and gardens that we used to walk in during the winter look and sound completely different. We were walking by this little pond/water feature when we heard the racket. We spotted several of these guys croaking away.
This is l'eglise St. Etienne, one of our favourites because of all the churches we see around here (and we see a lot) it's the most interesting in a slap-dash patched together kind of way. The church had run out of financing part way through construction. It was slowly (in phases) completed over time, which accounts for the strange shape and afterthought-like look of the church. Cathedrals and churches are generally shaped like a cross - this one, as you can see, does its own strange and wonderful thing.
When you walk by these buildings everyday, you kind of forget how old and lovely they are. 
Spring is in full force here in Toulouse. Parks and gardens that we used to walk in during the winter look and sound completely different. We were walking by this little pond/water feature when we heard the racket. We spotted several of these guys croaking away.
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neat! re: frogs.
did you know that frogs cannot live in environments that are even slightly polluted? so if you see/hear a healthy looking frog (that is to say, four legs in tact, croaking away) then the water is safe and clean. i just heard this fact a couple weeks ago so i don't know how accurate it is but it makes sense to me!
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