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Defined mealtimes are a part of French eating culture. Lunch is usually served from midday till 14:00. And dinner usually starts at about 19:30 - 20:00. Finding a restaurant serving a good meal in between may be troublesome. Nonetheless, you may try to look for a place with the sign saying ‘non-stop’ in the window. It means a restaurant will not close between lunch and dinner.

The Pont Neuf of the New bridge, spanning the Garonne river, is actually the oldest bridge in the city. Aside from its 16th-century architecture, the bridge was another attraction — a little red statue sitting on its support. The Toulouse artist James Colomina created this resin child with a clown’s hat (‘l’enfant au bonnet d’âne’) as a symbol of those who are ostracised. Look for it on the part of the bridge, closest to the Notre-Dame de la Daurade.

Founded in 1893, this small museum is quite popular with tourists. In the Georges Labit Museum, you can open up the world of the Egyptian and Far-Eastern civilizations. This archaeological museum exhibits ancient artifacts that Georges Labit, a museum founder, collected traveling in Asia and Africa. The exhibits display Egyptian mummies, Japanese prints, and many other unique objects.