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August 2012 Theme Day : Numbers

1907 est l'année de création du Stade Toulousain, un des plus prestigieux club de rugby du monde.
De plus, 19 est aussi symbolique car le club vient de gagner son 19° bouclier de Brennus (champion de France).

1907 is the year of establishment of Stade Toulousain , one of the most prestigious rugby union club in the world.
In addition, 19 is also symbolic because the club has just won its 19 °  bouclier de Brennus (Brennus shield - winner of French domestic league).

There are two methods of visiting contributions from other City Daily Photo Blogs this month: the premier (official) method is to join the CDPB group within Face Book that Eric Tenin moderates; the second method, for those of you who do not belong to FB, is to post to the temporary linky page at CDPB Theme Day.

Former Creche

This building is the former "creche" or "day nursery" of the "Manufacture des Tabacs" of Toulouse (tobacco factory) built at the end of the 19th century.

Sunset

Little rabbit on the wall

Journeyman masterpiece

This masterpiece is located on the facade of the Museum of Journeymen, known in France as Compagnons du Tour de France.

Restaurant keepers

Tiny luchador

Street art

Sales : further reductions

July is the month of "sales" of Summer.

Ferris wheel

Part of Toulouse Plages event.

Projections on the Capitole

Toulouse has decided to celabrate the Garonne river in 2012.
The projection on the facade of the Capitole (town hall) is very impressive. Each evening there are several show. You can find here a 1mn video I recorded last nigth.
Realisation by Skertzo.
You can find

Stickers

Journal parlé - News bulletin

 Each Thursday at 18:00 on the Place du Capitole, it is possible to catch the micro and speak.
Words, words, words.

Toulouse Plages

Blaze

 
Each 14th of july, there are big fireworks above the fortified city of Carcassonne. Blaze is always part of the show, very impressive.

Surrounded

Les Carmes : Bar du Matin (night photo)

Another picture of Bar du Matin (Morning  Bar) but at night.
The previous one is here.
Pictures has been taken from the top of the car park Les Carmes.

Fontaine Sainte Scarbes

I like all the fountains everywhere especially in Toulouse, so when I have the opportunity to have ther good light, I don't hezitate.

El luchador

 Great graffiti "El Lucador" on the front of a mexican restaurant "Sandia"

La Colonne

This obelisk was erected in memory of the Battle of Toulouse (10th of April 1814).

The name of this column has named the aera "La Colonne".

Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau is not a style not so used in Toulouse, but there are some examples.

Tangopostale

The name of this event "Tangopostale" is the contraction of Tango and Aeropostale which are 2 famous topics for Toulouse with Carlos Gardel and  Antoine de Saint Exupéry.

Open air Swedish gym

Swedish gym becomes more and more popular in France, there are several places to practice in Toulouse now.

This course stands in a garden besides "Les Abattoirs",  the modern art museum of Toulouse. That why there is a sculpture behind the group, it's called "Agoraphobia" of Frank West.

Legalize it, again !

Smart customization of traffic light.

How to take advantage of a stain on the road !!!!

July 2012 Theme Day : Chimneys

This is the main chimney of a strategic chemical plant of Herakles subsidiary of Groupe SAFRAN which develops and produces solid propulsion for the ARIANE rocket.

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This is not Harry Potter ...

but the last potter - Thierry Basile - in activity in Toulouse.
Partial night view of his shop.

White dinner along the Garonne river

Tour de France

We were on the way to the Cote Basque and we stopped off at a service area on highway.

It was the 1st time I have the opportunity to take some picture of the sculpture "Tour de France" (Jean Bernard Métais). Very impressive !!!

Audience on bikes

People who listen to the jazz bang playing have found a smart place to seat : unused cycles at a Velo Toulouse station.