Cheap flights from Berlin to Toulouse from £106

Rushing in and out of a French shop without saying ‘hello’ is bad manners. It doesn’t matter whether you intend to buy something or just pass time. Saying goodbye when you leave is also necessary. Small shops are like second homes for their owners — and they expect the visitors to treat them with respect. If servers consider you rude, you might not be able to buy anything!

The Japanese Garden in Toulouse is a replica of the existing 14th-16th century gardens in Kyoto (Japan). A pond between artificial hills can be crossed over by a picturesque red bridge. The perimeter wall, lanterns, and a tea pavilion, surrounded by greenery, carry you to the Land of the Rising Sun. The Garden is small, but it is situated in a larger park. If you visit Toulouse in spring, you may be lucky enough to see Japanese cherry trees (‘sakuras’) in full blossom.

Founded in 1796, it has more than 2.5 million items on its 3,000 square metres! They cover a lot of subjects, including the origin and evolution of life on the Earth, the peculiarities of living environments and the impact of human activity. Aside from exhibitions, you can see Henri Gaussen Botanical gardens and three hectares of the Museum gardens. Visitors come here in hundreds of thousands each year - maybe, you should too!