La Grand-Mere in Toulouse

 Grammy came to visit us in Toulouse for ten days. We packed in all the shopping and eating we could! Jay was in the Netherlands for a conference for most of her visit, which meant we had to drag Finn around shopping. He was a great sport though and bribing him with French desserts and a trip to the Haribo store helped his spirits. 

Anyone who knows my mom, knows she is a Francophile, so her visit was extra special and something we had all been looking forward to for a long time! She spoke French with the locals like a pro - she's still got it! 

La Grand-Mere in Toulouse - A week in photos:

Sunday, April 21st:

Walking Saint Aubin Market with stops at the local Boulangerie and Fromagerie 

Best pan au Raisen in all of Toulouse (according to a man in line who won a contest at work with this pan au raisen)

Desserts galore

Boucherie at the Market

Fromage for days

Strolling along the Garonne River

Saint George Plaza for afternoon Coffee and Pastries at Jardin Des Thes

Finn's banana split!!

Grammy with her Citron Tarte 

Dinner back home with provisions procured from market

Rotisserie chicken from the market

Finn being Finn...

Monday and Tuesday 

Ballet at the Capital -  Chants de la terre

Outside capital at night

Capital square 

Inside the theatre

Ready for the ballet 

French lunch at Vivants 

Getting pretty to go out 

Pavlova

Hazlenut cake 

The plate

Entre - smoked trout crudo

Entre - Confit egg and peas

La carte

Finn gets a new game - Pickit

Trip to Japanese Gardens 

Wednesday

COLD and RAIN 

Shopping, a visit by Wylie, Flower's Cafe, and Sarah/Grammy dinner out

Taking a nap in the dressing room at Mango

Maggie showing Grammy around Repetto (her fav. dance store)

Finn collected some new art for his room

It's so cold and miserable out, you have to laugh

bundled up

The best cake grammy's ever had

Bananofe and chai latte

Cozy up, we're cold! 

Maggie's fruit cake delight

Dinner at Le Rocher De La Vierge

La Maman et la fille

Best fish grammy's ever had

My pork rib was more like half a pig - lol

Simple strawberry dessert on a cookie - perfect

Local wine - so good 

La carte 

Simple and rustic interior

Thursday

Shopping and Dinner at Les Enfants Terribles. It was pouring out after dinner and we took an uber home. Had a fun driver who was belting out songs with his deep bass voice, only pausing to curse out other drivers on the road!

Saint George Plaza

Saint George

The dinner! 

We love the decor at Les Enfants

My best boy 

La vie en rose 

Friday

Shopping and Dinner at La Mesa De Lola (our local spot)

They have the best fake florals here

#shoppingspree

Dinner at Mesa de Lola

El toro

Finally ordered the coquilles saint jacques

Saturday 

Jay returns - Shopping - Adult Dinner at a favorite spot, La Joure de Marche. This restaurant has become our favorite. We had the best dinner of the week with Grammy here - ensuring she ended her food tour of Toulouse on a high note :) 

Street waffle with Nutella 

Last views of Toulousian streets

Peas with jelled egg yolk, mint, and lebneh

Tiny clams - so tender 

Mushroom Tarte - UNBELIEVABLE 

Boeuf

Terbo fish

Looking out a sea of denim, stripes, and black - so French

Strawberry rhubarb pavlova

Cafe groumande

Back with my babe

Sunday
Grammy's last day - walking the canal and Jardin des Plantes 

Canal Midi

Buildings around town

Tree climbing in the park

Wild chickens and roosters roaming free

The rooster - National bird of France 

Statues and flowers

Petite waterfall

Bright green trees

More statues

Making a burrito out of your brother - Voila! 

Sunday morning, we sent grammy off in an uber to the airport at 4:30am. She made her flight home just fine. We are so thankful she came to visit and for the wonderful memories we'll have from this week!