Morning: took metro to the memorial site of the 1814 Battle of Toulouse. Much more interesting than I anticipated, though the site was just a monument and a plaque diagramming the battle.
But it made real an important part of the French Revolution, and also the geography of Toulouse. Napoleon surrendered 2 days before the battle, but that wasn't know at the time. He was exiled shortly thereafter.
Late morning: metro back to St. Cyprien, to look for 3 Wallace fountains. We found them all!
Lunch: walked back to the Toulouse side of the Garonne and had lunch at a perky student restaurant.
Break: went to hotel to clean up and rest. Also stopped and purchased Calvados and Hypocras.
Late afternoon/evening: walked to Garden Royale and Garden des Plantes to search out the remaining Wallace fountains. We had given up finding the final one, but spotted it just as we were being chased out of the Garden des Plantes, which was closing for the night.
Then, the Fetes de Musique. Kate took many movies. Great fun. Huge crowds. Lots of booming bass, and very interesting mix of novel instruments and electronic dj mashes. Kind of a measure of what young musicians are doing today
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